Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 1 pm 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

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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 (13 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 6PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (13 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (13 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 Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).
	Fri 13					Saturday 14								Sunday 15								Mon 16
	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	0	2	3	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	330	279	424	573	1572	1599	1920	2503	2689	2764	2571	2243	2130	1950	1922	1623	1380	1230	1162	772	645	511	503
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				5:21PM1.67m				5:49AM1.60m				5:54PM1.55m				6:30AM1.50m				6:33PM1.43m
Low Tide		11:13AM0.50m				11:32PM0.43m				11:48AM0.61m				00:08AM0.54m				12:31PM0.72m				00:53AM0.64m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20
	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	7:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	17	18	19	18	17	18	17	17	18	20	20	19	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	15	14	14	17	17	17	15	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	15	18	17	16	16	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	E 10	SSW 13	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	330	47	206	405	1572	1599	1920	2503	2689	2764	2571	2243	2130	1950	1922	1623	1380	1230	1162	772	645	511	503
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSW 13	E 10	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	69	65	46	573	43	27	27	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	13	14	14	13	32	35	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SSW 13	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	E 9	E 9	S 9	S 20	S 19
kJ	12	93	46	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	14	13	36	7	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 3	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSE 5	S 6	S 6	S 9
kJ	3	279	424	—	—	—	—	133	24	63	78	91	180	219	170	126	69	42	43	111	89	91	154
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Kanon Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Rocklands Cape Town	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	4	4	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	70	184	149	44	0	44	48	133	284	737	765	133	133	114	95	72	133	133	1037	70	70	70	70
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Rating (10 max)	2			4	4	4	3	4					4	4	4	4					3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Reunion Durban/KZN South	The Wreck Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	5	5

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