Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

18.0°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 6AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	14s
Evening (29 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29								Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1611	1654	1568	1308	1463	1355	1102	969	892	643	584	574	520	450	589	397	433	365	285	270	265	256	146	261
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide			5:06AM1.92m				5:21PM1.95m				5:51AM1.78m				6:09PM1.75m				6:47AM1.62m				7:10PM1.53m
Low Tide					11:09AM0.25m				11:39PM0.23m				11:57AM0.41m				00:28AM0.41m				12:59PM0.59m


	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	21	21	20	18	18	18	18	19	21	21	20	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	15	15	16	19	17	17	18	19	20	20	20	22	21	20	21	23	22	21	20	20	20	19	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 14
kJ	1611	1654	1568	1308	1463	1355	1102	969	892	643	584	574	520	450	589	397	433	365	285	270	265	256	146	261
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	SE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 8	E 8	SSW 10
kJ	86	51	71	124	31	200	225	204	204	184	217	193	163	97	75	107	80	116	146	76	83	43	42	125
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SE 10	SE 10	S 6	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 15	ESE 10	SSW 12	SW 12	E 8	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 8	E 8	ESE 10	SW 14	WSW 10
kJ	107	25	24	27	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	112	81	167	137	66	70	69	43	48	54	118	125
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 7	—	—	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	22	—	—	99	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	1	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	1	3
Distance (km)	95	95	74	133	133	113	70	44	0	0	0	70	70	70	44	0	0	44	95	148	133	133	70	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4			3	4	3	3				3	3	3	2	3				3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	7	7	9	6	5	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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