Dolphin Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.1° 

Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 2AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s

Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
13
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1885
1768
1739
1599
1392
1076
897
812
711
1053
1129
1003
1095
1245
3371
4636
5711
6150
5820
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
S
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:43AM1.53m
2:18PM1.53m
2:23AM1.65m
2:52PM1.67m
Low Tide
7:43PM0.73m
8:13AM0.54m
8:24PM0.61m
8:46AM0.42m
8:57PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
14
14
15
18
21
20
16
14
13
14
15
16
15
15
14
15
Feels °C
12
10
12
12
11
12
15
19
17
14
11
10
11
13
13
12
9
8
10
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