Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 1PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 24 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 824 | 667 | 540 | 708 | 1814 | 918 | 2078 | 2287 | 2287 | 2124 | 1001 | 993 | 632 | 900 | 834 | 607 | 512 | 440 | 376 | 314 | 356 | 307 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:15PM1.65m | 7:52AM1.39m | 8:33PM1.45m | 9:58AM1.27m | 10:57PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.51m | 1:41AM0.59m | 1:55PM0.71m | 3:22AM0.74m | 4:13PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 824 | 667 | 540 | 428 | 255 | 763 | 149 | 147 | 93 | 128 | 865 | 333 | 380 | 66 | 59 | 218 | 202 | 271 | 326 | 314 | 356 | 307 | 263 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 24 |
| kJ | 145 | 154 | 6 | 6 | 458 | 190 | — | — | — | 204 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 67 | 82 | 87 | 117 | 23 | 27 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 512 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SW 11 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 26 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 56 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 111 | 49 | — | 92 | 87 | 30 | — | — | 18 | 17 | 171 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 288 | 708 | 1814 | 918 | 2078 | 2287 | 2287 | 2124 | 1001 | 993 | 632 | 900 | 834 | 607 | 512 | 440 | 376 | 312 | 265 | 257 | 298 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 48 | 70 | 133 | 741 | 369 | 776 | 1582 | 1360 | 1448 | 1448 | 3625 | 412 | 133 | 133 | 113 | 95 | 113 | 275 | 281 | 275 | 133 | 133 |
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