Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 8PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).
	Mon 20					Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	1	1	2	2	4	4	4	3	2	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SE 11	SW 10	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	584	494	299	298	327	457	1238	1546	2346	2826	2734	2275	1972	1583	1302	1150	1031	1025	836	794	590
Wind (km/h)	NW	WSW	SW	SSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	SE	SE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	WNW	W	WSW	SW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide				7:49PM1.67m					8:08AM1.38m				8:37PM1.51m				9:14AM1.25m				9:49PM1.39m
Low Tide		1:22PM0.51m					2:11AM0.63m				2:02PM0.67m				3:07AM0.74m				3:00PM0.81m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	17	17	16	15	14	13	13	14	15	15	13	13	13	13	11	14	15	14	14	13
Feels °C	12	15	15	14	13	12	11	12	14	14	13	10	11	11	13	8	11	11	8	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SE 11	SW 10	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13
kJ	584	494	299	298	327	329	1238	1546	2346	2826	2734	2275	1972	1583	1302	1150	1031	1025	836	794	590
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 11	SW 9	SE 11	SW 8	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 12
kJ	285	280	298	203	298	181	329	329	323	281	220	208	168	168	136	186	186	135	277	250	373
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 12	SW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 8	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 14	S 15	S 14	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13
kJ	16	16	90	142	310	457	109	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	109	150	138	140	189
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 4	SW 5	SW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	22	24	28
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	133	133	133	95	95	0	0	0	70	70	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5

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