Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 6AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1033 | 985 | 969 | 827 | 847 | 547 | 699 | 651 | 563 | 476 | 403 | 338 | 279 | 277 | 267 | 214 | 265 | 307 | 251 | 172 | 172 | 251 | 173 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:05AM1.89m | 3:24PM2.01m | 3:33AM1.97m | 3:51PM2.11m | 4:01AM2.02m | 4:18PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.15m | 9:33PM0.19m | 9:40AM0.07m | 10:00PM0.11m | 10:06AM0.03m | 10:29PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1033 | 614 | 523 | 475 | 450 | 445 | 699 | 651 | 563 | 476 | 403 | 246 | 246 | 235 | 190 | 154 | 265 | 307 | 251 | 99 | 164 | 251 | 173 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | E 9 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 169 | 985 | 969 | 827 | 847 | 547 | 404 | 339 | 304 | 276 | 281 | 338 | 279 | 277 | 267 | 214 | 129 | 125 | 96 | 146 | 73 | 130 | 114 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | SW 14 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 56 | 55 | 56 | 268 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 69 | 104 | 158 | 118 | 152 | 200 | 203 | 162 | 164 | 172 | 172 | 73 | 167 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 713 | — | 709 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 95 | 95 | 51 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 51 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
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