Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 2PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (08 May)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SW
12
3
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4073
3403
3891
3643
3936
3670
3514
3307
3065
2744
2331
1999
1760
1422
1313
1092
831
696
772
1599
2061
2936
3084
3331
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
20
NW
50
NW
30
WNW
45
NW
55
W
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
25
NW
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:45PM1.39m
7:58AM1.33m
9:15PM1.38m
9:44AM1.30m
10:44PM1.47m
Low Tide
1:14PM0.65m
1:55AM0.82m
2:28PM0.72m
3:36AM0.83m
3:58PM0.71m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
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7:13
7:15
7:16
7:16
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5:45
5:45
5:44
5:44
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
16
19
19
17
17
17
15
14
16
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
15
14
14
14
14
12
13
11
14
17
17
16
16
13
4
8
6
2
0
1
3
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SW
12
1.2
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
4073
3403
3891
3643
3936
3670
3514
3307
3065
2744
2331
1999
1760
1422
1313
1092
831
696
772
338
224
162
3084
3331
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.4
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
489
426
448
661
560
693
695
685
598
590
590
590
513
434
345
340
347
342
466
72
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSE
16
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
S
9
0.3
E
10
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
Energy kJ
167
366
170
330
93
40
18
18
24
28
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
1.1
NNW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.5
W
5
3
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
1.3
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
Energy kJ
15
37
49
106
1599
2061
2936
87
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
70
0
0
2
2
2
2
8
133
0
0
2
95
532
188
765
840
326
188
188
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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