Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.0° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 11PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)--
Afternoon (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (23 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
0
3
4
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1421
1121
990
773
656
575
437
348
290
250
281
245
240
225
206
166
162
114
103
Wind (km/h)
25
E
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
on
on
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:03AM1.84m
2:14PM2.09m
2:37AM1.96m
2:48PM2.19m
Low Tide
7:59PM0.21m
8:03AM0.23m
8:31PM0.06m
8:37AM0.13m
9:05PM-0.03m
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
20
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
16
16
16
15
16
18
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
16
17
17
15
15
16
18
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
15
15
15
15
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