Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 12AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 711 | 1144 | 1034 | 1003 | 940 | 1029 | 3371 | 4354 | 6934 | 6607 | 6251 | 5512 | 4800 | 2699 | 2662 | 2480 | 2250 | 2066 | 1722 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:18PM1.53m | 2:23AM1.65m | 2:52PM1.67m | 2:56AM1.76m | 3:23PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM0.61m | 8:46AM0.42m | 8:57PM0.49m | 9:15AM0.30m | 9:28PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 711 | 1144 | 1034 | 1003 | 940 | 971 | 3371 | 4354 | 6934 | 6607 | 6251 | 5512 | 4800 | 2699 | 2662 | 2480 | 2250 | 2066 | 1722 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 437 | 33 | 18 | 283 | 620 | 1029 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 181 | 112 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 15 | 35 | 47 | — | 151 | — | — | — | 362 | 375 | 341 | 178 | 182 | 253 | 302 | 329 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 369 | 672 | 369 | 275 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 275 | 133 | 133 | 113 |
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