Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 1 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

19.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 10AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Evening (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	3	3	1	2	1	2	3	4	4	3	1	1	0	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 8	SW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 7	SW 8	SW 13	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1198	1014	918	828	760	658	607	522	514	514	522	531	910	428	1525	1402	779	558	1298	1256	1279	813	763	2326	1682	1623
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	ESE	E	E	SSE	NE	SW	W	W	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	00:02AM1.45m				12:25PM1.72m				00:55AM1.58m				1:08PM1.84m				1:36AM1.70m				1:45PM1.93m					2:11AM1.79m
Low Tide			6:08AM0.57m				6:56PM0.44m				6:58AM0.47m				7:37PM0.32m				7:39AM0.38m					8:10PM0.22m


	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28
	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	7:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	17	16	19	23	25	23	20	19	19	18	20	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	19	20	18	18	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	16	15	16	21	22	19	20	19	19	18	17	16	15	15	13	13	14	15	13	14	10	10	10	11	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	E 7	SW 12	E 7	E 8	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 8	SSW 14	E 9	E 9	E 8
kJ	1198	1014	918	828	760	658	607	522	514	514	522	531	103	428	49	46	309	403	130	256	472	12	700	14	13	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	WSW 15	E 7	E 7	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	—	—	—
kJ	31	31	31	31	31	30	31	36	50	84	146	127	22	64	49	—	48	32	32	21	21	—	13	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	WSW 15	—	WSW 14	WSW 13	—	—	WSW 12	WSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	30	28	27	6	23	—	41	70	—	—	49	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 10	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	SW 12	SW 7	SW 8	SW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 7	SW 8	SW 13	SW 12	SW 11
kJ	23	22	16	122	50	31	—	—	—	—	—	7	910	363	1525	1402	779	558	1298	1256	1279	813	763	2326	1682	1623
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	1	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	113	95	113	133	265	133	113	70	0	0	0	70	70	70	70	44	0	0	71	184	265	184	184	74	71	71
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3					4	4	4							3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	6	5	9

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