Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 SAST
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Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 12AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (15 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.7
S
15
2.3
S
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
13
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
SW
13
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1358
1037
1037
1208
2185
3954
2727
2689
2417
2135
1849
1536
1319
1162
976
864
667
544
535
423
342
335
321
279
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NNW
10
SSW
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:04AM2.10m
2:34PM1.93m
2:46AM2.18m
3:17PM2.00m
3:30AM2.19m
Low Tide
7:50PM0.26m
8:26AM0.05m
8:34PM0.17m
9:08AM-0.02m
9:18PM0.12m
9:51AM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:39
5:38
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
15
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
16
18
17
16
17
17
18
18
20
21
17
16
15
13
13
12
14
15
16
16
15
13
13
11
13
15
14
13
15
16
17
16
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.3
S
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
SW
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
Energy kJ
1358
1037
1037
990
2185
3954
2727
2689
2417
2135
1849
1487
1200
1162
843
864
625
544
535
423
342
335
282
279
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
0.7
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.7
S
15
1.9
SW
10
0.5
SW
16
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
12
1
SW
13
0.7
ESE
6
Energy kJ
66
191
492
1208
789
132
676
650
604
622
1542
1536
1319
1041
976
723
667
540
449
207
219
231
321
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
1
WSW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
11
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
50
50
239
94
94
96
104
206
188
385
677
28
48
53
50
162
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
11
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
1037
5
6
7
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
48
95
113
95
114
133
133
95
70
48
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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