Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.3° 

Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 6PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
1
3
3
2
3
3
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
795
694
636
568
568
578
487
675
1486
1542
1680
1514
1363
1244
1044
1496
1472
1824
1879
749
659
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
20
SW
20
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:50PM2.09m
3:05AM2.00m
3:18PM2.19m
3:35AM2.06m
3:48PM2.24m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.16m
9:02PM0.09m
9:07AM0.07m
9:31PM-0.00m
9:37AM0.02m
10:02PM-0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:18
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6:16
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6:31
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6:32
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1
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3
7
3
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
15
16
16
17
16
15
16
16
13
14
15
13
13
12
11
12
12
11
12
12
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