Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.6° 

Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 1AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (30 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
3
2
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
2.1
E
6
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
340
366
787
784
717
669
720
645
678
777
893
1975
1324
898
681
614
600
497
423
Wind (km/h)
45
E
45
E
45
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
35
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
N
15
WNW
10
N
15
SSE
10
S
5
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:53PM2.14m
5:14AM1.91m
5:29PM1.99m
5:53AM1.76m
6:11PM1.79m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.08m
11:15AM0.21m
11:45PM0.24m
11:54AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
15
14
13
13
15
20
24
23
18
19
25
26
26
28
31
19
17
16
Feels °C
8
7
6
8
8
11
15
19
17
13
15
21
21
22
26
29
17
16
17
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