Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 27 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (27 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2262
2529
2619
1291
1847
2349
2170
1548
2267
2213
2134
2484
2658
3024
3086
3225
3981
3902
2955
2547
2376
2021
1703
1376
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:22PM1.60m
1:35AM1.84m
1:58PM1.70m
2:08AM1.92m
2:30PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.44m
7:27PM0.45m
8:01AM0.32m
8:02PM0.37m
8:31AM0.24m
8:33PM0.32m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:57
5:55
5:54
5:53
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
13
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
17
17
15
14
14
5
6
6
7
6
6
8
8
9
8
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
11
12
14
13
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
11
2.2
S
11
3
SSW
11
0.4
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
2.5
S
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
Energy kJ
28
32
57
1137
1847
52
92
1548
2267
2213
2134
2484
2658
3024
3086
3225
3981
3902
2955
2547
2376
2021
1703
1376
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
SW
12
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.8
SSE
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
55
51
52
31
17
17
17
19
207
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
204
204
192
141
418
572
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
E
10
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
31
9
26
26
25
8
54
100
129
138
144
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
1.7
SW
10
Energy kJ
2262
2529
2619
1291
450
2349
2170
569
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
368
368
372
372
265
265
44
71
48
0
44
70
70
0
0
0
0
48
70
133
133
133
113
95
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
9
9
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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