Dolphin Point Surf Forecast

/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.39° S 21.41° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is 17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (31 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 3AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (31 May)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (31 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).
	Sat 30			Sunday 31								Monday 1								Tue 2
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 7	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	785	700	635	772	971	846	819	748	661	546	494	442	427	501	492	595	652	431	785	594	1154	428	1226	999
Wind (km/h)	S	E	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	ESE	SE	ENE	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	3:10PM1.75m				3:16AM1.84m				3:43PM1.77m				3:49AM1.84m				4:15PM1.77m				4:21AM1.81m
Low Tide			9:11PM0.41m				9:34AM0.27m				9:43PM0.40m				10:04AM0.27m				10:15PM0.41m				10:35AM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—
	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	15	16	19	23	21	19	19	18	18	17	18	19	17	17	16	16	15	15	16	16
Feels °C	15	15	15	14	13	14	18	22	20	19	19	17	16	16	17	18	16	16	14	14	11	10	10	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	E 8	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	785	700	635	772	971	846	819	748	661	546	494	442	427	501	492	595	652	328	785	594	30	347	1226	999
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SW 13	E 7	E 7	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	24	16	9	9	23	30	29	29	12	26	37	55	54	48	49	52	58	431	54	24	16	33	22	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 5	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	SSW 15	—	—	—	E 8	—	ESE 9	SSW 12	—	ESE 8	—
kJ	—	7	7	13	5	—	—	—	15	14	14	—	—	71	—	—	—	55	—	25	27	—	22	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 4	WSW 12	SW 7	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	1154	428	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Inner Pool Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	2
Distance (km)	70	44	72	72	74	113	74	0	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	184	70
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	De Kelders	Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	Kleinmond	Bettys Bay	Jongensfontein	Bettys Bay	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Jongensfontein	Dolphin Point	Jongensfontein	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Pringle Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	7	6

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