Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 SAST
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Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
20.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 4PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121111111111171616151514141414131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1359108794672660449646144543748339139835744355373313261273113911231091852839865
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
15
ENE
5
ENE
15
NW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
W
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
ononononglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14AM
1.52
6:41PM
1.38
6:49AM
1.37
7:44PM
1.24
8:12AM
1.22
10:42PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
0.63
12:39AM
0.77
1:19PM
0.78
1:49AM
0.92
3:16PM
0.87
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise-6:50-------6:52-------6:52------
Sunset----6:20-------6:19-------6:16---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C161824272724252624222427262524242425292321202020
Feels °C (?)141621242321252424222426242324242424282120212121
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