Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 24 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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
2
1
2
3
2
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
SW
11
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
1.1
SW
8
2.2
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
706
514
429
361
324
284
284
239
205
213
230
194
153
137
130
130
101
96
103
171
431
753
765
890
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
E
10
SE
15
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
0
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
WNW
20
SW
45
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:34AM1.33m
10:45PM1.45m
11:29AM1.36m
00:06AM1.58m
12:37PM1.48m
00:57AM1.72m
Low Tide
4:06PM0.73m
5:27AM0.73m
5:44PM0.66m
6:40AM0.58m
6:44PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
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6:00
5:59
5:58
5:57
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
22
25
24
22
22
23
23
22
24
23
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
20
16
15
14
14
14
13
18
24
22
19
20
22
22
21
22
20
17
19
20
17
17
17
19
17
8
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
7
1.1
SW
8
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
300
273
295
318
324
284
284
239
205
210
230
194
153
122
130
61
56
58
71
171
101
76
53
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
6
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
706
514
429
361
268
214
222
207
189
213
205
171
140
137
44
130
101
96
103
106
34
34
32
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
9
9
8
19
8
17
6
6
6
6
14
112
108
84
80
46
34
20
20
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
SW
8
Energy kJ
3
6
71
75
153
431
753
765
890
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
4
Distance (km)
95
95
2
0
133
71
70
2
0
0
0
70
44
0
0
0
44
44
0
70
148
74
644
222
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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