Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 9AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (08 May)11ft (3.5m)13s

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 afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
1
2
0
1
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
3.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5495
4073
3403
3891
3643
3936
3670
3514
3307
3065
2744
2369
2032
1760
1513
1313
1073
831
696
1482
2022
2989
3538
3459
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
E
15
ESE
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
WNW
45
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
55
W
60
W
45
NW
30
NW
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:50AM1.43m
7:45PM1.39m
7:58AM1.33m
9:15PM1.38m
9:44AM1.30m
10:44PM1.47m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.73m
1:14PM0.65m
1:55AM0.82m
2:28PM0.72m
3:36AM0.83m
3:58PM0.71m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
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7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:45
5:45
5:44
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
16
19
18
17
17
16
16
12
14
12
13
12
11
14
13
12
14
14
14
13
14
12
13
11
14
18
15
16
16
13
6
3
4
1
1
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
3.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
5495
4073
3403
3891
3643
3936
3670
3514
3307
3065
2744
2369
2032
1760
1513
1313
1073
831
696
475
298
228
142
3459
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.6
SE
11
Energy kJ
170
489
426
448
661
560
693
695
685
598
590
590
590
513
434
398
340
295
335
398
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSE
16
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
S
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
SE
14
Energy kJ
161
167
366
170
330
93
76
23
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
4
1.7
W
5
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
1.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
17
161
1482
2022
2989
3538
61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
70
48
0
2
2
2
2
0
133
2
0
0
95
532
624
770
795
184
113
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
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