Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 1 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

15.8°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 (03 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 7AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (03 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).
	Saturday 3								Sunday 4								Monday 5
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	4	4	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	663	527	355	222	561	512	391	338	287	231	273	358	560	660	947	1080	990	854	828	723	576	486	537	418
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	S	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	WSW	S	SW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			7:54AM1.39m					8:39PM1.37m				10:13AM1.34m					11:06PM1.36m				12:02PM1.50m
Low Tide	1:31AM0.63m					2:08PM0.77m				3:28AM0.76m				4:49PM0.80m					5:38AM0.68m				6:29PM0.62m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	18	19	20	18	18	21	21	21	24	21	18	16	16
Feels °C	14	13	12	13	13	14	12	12	10	12	12	13	14	17	16	17	20	20	20	23	19	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	SW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	663	527	355	222	561	512	391	338	287	231	231	344	425	471	947	808	724	677	600	554	528	456	442	418
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SW 12	E 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	SE 6	SE 7	WSW 12	WSW 12	SSW 14	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	120	92	146	203	35	3	3	—	—	76	121	47	47	239	—	1080	990	854	828	723	576	486	537	386
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SW 13	E 10	E 8	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	WSW 10	—	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	SW 19	SW 18	—	—	SW 15
kJ	3	28	66	51	3	—	—	—	—	—	7	10	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	15	12	—	—	174
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 3	—	—	—	E 8	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	—	SW 3	WSW 3
kJ	—	3	—	—	—	35	40	72	148	105	273	358	560	660	790	1064	—	—	—	—	2	—	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	44	70	70	44	70	95	133	133	133	133	113	133	133	133	74	72	51	2	0	0	70	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2					2			2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	5	8	8	9

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