Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

18.0°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (30 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	892	643	584	574	465	450	589	403	433	371	285	270	265	251	183	221	577	813	957	1033	1053	1050	1034	753
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ESE	SE	S	SSE	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide			5:51AM1.78m				6:09PM1.75m				6:47AM1.62m				7:10PM1.53m					8:04AM1.50m				8:42PM1.37m
Low Tide	11:39PM0.23m				11:57AM0.41m				00:28AM0.41m				12:59PM0.59m				1:34AM0.58m					2:32PM0.73m


	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	19	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	20	21	22	21	19	19	18	17	17	17	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	18	19	20	21	21	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	21	20	18	18	16	13	14	14	15	15	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	892	643	584	574	465	450	589	403	433	371	285	270	265	251	183	151	577	813	957	1033	1053	1050	1034	753
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	SW 14	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	SSW 6	SSE 6	ESE 9	E 8	E 8
kJ	204	184	172	175	205	145	120	120	143	140	140	140	61	65	63	221	44	50	52	112	43	32	22	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 14	SW 10	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	SE 9	ESE 9
kJ	—	—	—	10	112	169	167	137	35	82	81	78	52	55	118	100	50	35	22	33	32	22	21	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 10	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	100	96	142	—	—	—	19	19
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	70	44	44	0	44	70	70	70	48	44	44	0	0	133	70	70	0	0	0	71	114	0	0	44
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3				2	2	3	3	2				2	2	3		4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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