Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

15.6°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 11AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (10 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 10							Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	4	4	4	4	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 8	SW 10	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1189	1169	1160	1302	1858	1804	1777	1607	1387	1365	1149	971	798	700	689	603	723	800	723	1193	634	1418	1154
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	W	W	W	SW	S	SSE	E	ENE	NE	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					3:15PM2.16m				3:34AM1.99m				3:44PM2.13m				4:03AM1.97m				4:12PM2.06m
Low Tide			9:08AM0.11m				9:33PM0.03m				9:36AM0.12m				9:59PM0.06m				10:04AM0.17m				10:25PM0.13m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	14	15	17	20	19	16	16	16	15	17	19	19	17	16	16	16	15	17	18	19	17	16	15
Feels °C	12	13	14	16	15	13	15	16	13	15	18	17	15	15	15	17	13	14	16	16	12	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	E 9	SW 11	SW 10	SW 11
kJ	1189	1169	1160	1302	1858	1804	1777	1607	1387	1365	1149	971	798	700	689	603	723	800	723	61	487	1418	1154
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 4	E 5	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	—	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	45	45	44	43	43	43	58	9	18	32	33	26	27	19	90	90	90	87	63	—	83	81	78
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	—	E 9	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	13	12	—	41	—	—	—	42	42	42	42	42	44	46	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 3	E 3	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 4	SW 12	SW 8	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	3	5	8	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	1193	634	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kanon Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	The Wreck Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	1	3	1	3	3	3	3	1	3
Distance (km)	48	70	113	113	133	133	133	113	72	0	0	0	0	184	95	133	95	0	0	0	0	70	70
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	4	5	6	6	8	9	9	8	8	5	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	6	5

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