Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 4PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1111 | 1697 | 1749 | 1665 | 1427 | 1403 | 1333 | 1710 | 1739 | 1920 | 2561 | 2173 | 1789 | 1655 | 1476 | 1446 | 1025 | 855 | 1058 | 897 | 836 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:41PM1.34m | 7:41AM1.25m | 8:07PM1.20m | 10:28AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM0.79m | 1:07AM0.78m | 1:47PM0.93m | 3:01AM0.87m | 4:54PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1111 | 1697 | 1749 | 1665 | 1427 | 1403 | 1333 | 1710 | 1739 | 6 | 6 | 2173 | 1789 | 1655 | 1476 | 1446 | 1025 | 855 | 1058 | 897 | 836 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 181 | 125 | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 57 | 60 | 45 | 32 | 27 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 608 | — | 1920 | 2561 | 169 | — | 5 | 17 | 47 | 69 | 74 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 70 | 131 | 149 | 70 | 70 | 131 | 70 | 133 | 133 | 285 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 70 | 184 | 70 |
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