Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (05 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 3PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (05 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 5							Monday 6								Tuesday 7								Wed 8
	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)	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	2	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	536	527	464	421	414	353	347	471	760	722	673	544	431	678	403	940	1003	1003	1019	899	1065	1383	1482	1438
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	W	WSW	SE	ESE	NE	S	ENE	ENE	NE	E	E	ENE	WNW	W	W	NW	WNW	S	S	WSW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						6:52PM1.80m				7:03AM1.60m				7:35PM1.76m				7:54AM1.51m					8:29PM1.69m
Low Tide				12:31PM0.33m				1:06AM0.47m				1:10PM0.41m				1:55AM0.52m				1:58PM0.51m


	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39
	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	18	19	17	17	15	14	14	16	17	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	13	12	14	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	13	14	15	14	14	11	11	11	15	16	14	16	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	536	527	464	421	414	353	347	471	760	722	673	544	431	678	403	940	1003	1003	1019	899	1065	1383	1482	1438
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	SW 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 20	SSW 20
kJ	141	138	101	79	173	166	96	270	261	215	190	186	183	130	379	97	95	92	69	58	58	58	157	256
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 8	WSW 8	SW 12	SSW 18	SW 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	SW 14	S 8	ESE 11	—	—	S 24	S 24	SW 23	SSW 22	SW 21	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	215	241	184	147	44	36	148	31	12	1	1	1	200	1	128	—	—	11	11	21	45	117	39	39
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	70	70	0	0	0	44	95	133	133	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	70	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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