Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 22 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.4°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 10PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)16ft (5.0m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)16ft (5.0m)16s
Evening (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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)
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6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12263
12556
11471
10152
8680
7036
5057
4066
3805
2686
1821
1380
1060
875
634
514
412
442
404
393
347
297
251
257
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
5
NW
10
W
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:18PM1.55m
7:45AM1.46m
8:47PM1.43m
9:34AM1.33m
10:45PM1.45m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.48m
1:31AM0.65m
2:13PM0.66m
3:21AM0.78m
4:06PM0.73m
5:27AM0.73m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
7:03
7:03
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6:02
6:00
6:00
5:59
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
16
15
14
13
16
18
18
17
16
16
17
18
23
26
27
24
24
24
22
21
12
13
11
12
11
10
8
7
9
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
20
25
26
22
23
23
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
Energy kJ
12263
12556
11471
10152
8680
7036
5057
4066
3805
2686
1821
1380
1060
875
450
404
412
442
404
393
347
297
251
257
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Energy kJ
634
514
368
288
221
190
186
211
189
213
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
9
9
19
10
8
17
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
4
1
E
4
1.4
ENE
5
1.1
E
5
1.5
E
6
2.2
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
0.3
WSW
2
Energy kJ
30
39
91
57
141
434
791
634
609
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
2
2
Distance (km)
70
70
133
133
95
95
95
95
113
188
133
133
113
95
95
95
2
2
48
95
51
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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