Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 3AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, strong winds from the E by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | S 9 | SW 13 | S 9 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 675 | 481 | 757 | 377 | 351 | 452 | 382 | 435 | 377 | 384 | 292 | 417 | 358 | 471 | 425 | 386 | 357 | 526 | 963 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:48PM2.24m | 4:06AM2.06m | 4:19PM2.22m | 4:39AM2.01m | 4:53PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM-0.04m | 10:07AM0.03m | 10:34PM-0.01m | 10:40AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 675 | 481 | 425 | 377 | 351 | 452 | 360 | 435 | 377 | 384 | 292 | 417 | 358 | 471 | 425 | 386 | 253 | 227 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 514 | 323 | 757 | 336 | 336 | 249 | 382 | 223 | 301 | 248 | 158 | 169 | 144 | 108 | 265 | 253 | 295 | 286 | 282 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 16 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | WSW 11 | — | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 11 | 115 | 118 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 209 | 34 | 56 | 103 | 133 | 6 | 23 | — | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | 55 | 106 | 134 | 191 | 264 | 357 | 526 | 963 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 44 | 44 | 70 | 44 | 48 | 133 | 239 | 275 | 133 | 133 | 113 | 133 | 133 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 133 | 133 |
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