Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

16.6° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 12PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	3219	3170	2904	2611	2532	2394	2186	2112	2147	2025	1715	1556	1468	1324	1160	1310	744	631	524	452	444	353	316	270
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WSW	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				12:03PM1.45m				00:25AM1.72m				1:15PM1.59m				1:32AM1.84m					2:13PM1.76m
Low Tide		5:44AM0.53m				5:58PM0.61m				7:01AM0.41m				7:16PM0.49m					8:02AM0.27m				8:19PM0.35m


	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39
	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:39
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	13	12	13	12	11	11	11	10	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	12	12	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	3219	3170	2904	2611	2532	2394	2186	2112	2147	2025	1715	1556	1468	1324	1160	1310	744	631	524	452	184	217	202	234
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	—	—	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	SW 18	SW 18	W 12	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	8	8	8	—	—	—	—	13	12	3	3	11	22	12	12	12	205	205	179	198	444	353	316	270
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12	—	—	—	W 13	SW 18	SW 18	W 12	W 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	S 10	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	—	—	—	14	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	22	67	48
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	15	21	22	21	22	147	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	70	95	95	113	113	113	95	133	236	133	133	133	133	133	133	133	133	133	95	72	44
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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