Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 May 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 7PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (02 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
S
11
1.1
SW
10
0.8
SW
15
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
0.9
SW
14
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
2.1
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1351
1046
1568
1358
664
496
320
281
234
298
341
310
322
416
416
962
674
684
696
696
546
747
625
578
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WSW
20
SSW
5
WSW
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
E
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
NNE
10
N
25
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:58PM1.86m
4:04AM1.94m
4:26PM1.82m
4:33AM1.86m
4:56PM1.76m
5:02AM1.77m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.17m
9:57PM0.30m
10:17AM0.21m
10:25PM0.34m
10:45AM0.28m
10:54PM0.42m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:52
5:51
5:50
5:49
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
23
19
18
17
17
17
16
21
24
20
18
18
19
17
16
17
17
17
15
15
15
13
13
17
20
17
19
17
16
16
14
20
23
18
17
17
18
14
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
1351
1046
878
730
664
496
320
272
234
298
341
310
322
416
416
273
252
195
236
186
176
747
625
578
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
Energy kJ
228
209
202
297
284
231
279
281
229
174
130
248
293
238
229
9
142
142
140
140
167
164
126
198
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
13
0.7
SW
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
72
72
106
71
68
80
133
129
206
269
258
125
96
171
194
7
10
9
15
14
3
3
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
2.1
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
Energy kJ
1568
1358
3
5
7
5
962
674
684
696
696
546
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
70
0
95
113
113
95
113
70
133
0
2
2
44
70
70
70
70
48
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
4
3
2
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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