Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 7 am 08 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 4PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Evening (08 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).
	Wednesday 8							Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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)	4	4	4	4	2	4	5	4	5	5	4	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1521	1468	1311	1188	1331	1558	3577	3581	3504	3562	3162	2891	2795	3074	3520	3468	3219	3170	2904	2682	2571	2268	2163	2044
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	W	SSW	ENE	NNW	SSE	SE	E	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	on
High Tide			9:02AM1.42m				9:39PM1.64m				10:32AM1.39m					11:04PM1.64m				12:03PM1.45m				00:25AM1.72m
Low Tide					3:02PM0.60m				4:17AM0.58m				4:26PM0.65m					5:44AM0.53m				5:58PM0.61m


	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39
	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	5:38
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	16	17	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	13	13
Feels °C	13	10	12	12	9	11	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1521	1468	1311	1188	1331	1558	3577	3581	3504	3562	3162	2891	2795	3074	3520	3468	3219	3170	2904	2682	2571	2268	2163	2044
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 20	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 18	—	SE 16	SE 16	—	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	—	—	W 13
kJ	253	413	547	763	844	823	9	10	10	12	—	10	10	—	9	9	8	8	7	—	—	—	—	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	38	25	19	19	19	9	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	3	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	70	0	0	44	0	0	44	44	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	133	113	95	113
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	5	4	5	5	4	4		5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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