Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 11AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (11 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (11 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
8
2.3
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1387
1365
1149
971
798
700
689
666
661
711
638
784
377
742
1132
804
703
626
565
565
520
465
377
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
SW
20
S
15
SE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:44PM2.13m
4:03AM1.97m
4:12PM2.06m
4:31AM1.90m
4:40PM1.95m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.12m
9:59PM0.06m
10:04AM0.17m
10:25PM0.13m
10:30AM0.25m
10:50PM0.23m
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
16
17
20
19
18
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
14
16
19
16
17
15
15
17
14
15
17
17
13
15
16
13
14
14
15
14
13
13
12
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