Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 4AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (16 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	854	1494	2863	2822	2822	2322	1919	1668	1417	1210	1173	1240	1347	1280	918	763	690	527	432	348	273	217	305	651
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	SE	SE	ENE	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide	4:31PM2.11m				4:45AM2.04m					5:12PM2.12m				5:25AM1.95m				5:51PM2.07m				6:04AM1.83m
Low Tide			10:44PM0.11m				10:59AM0.02m					11:27PM0.15m				11:36AM0.09m				00:08AM0.23m				12:12PM0.20m


	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—
	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	17	18
Feels °C	12	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	16	17	17	16	16	15	13	13	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11
kJ	854	1494	2863	2822	2822	2322	1919	1668	1417	1210	1173	1240	1347	1280	918	763	690	527	432	348	273	204	305	651
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SW 11	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11
kJ	110	584	85	62	65	47	48	49	49	51	55	56	56	55	55	53	52	50	85	121	187	217	214	152
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	3	113	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	16	63	50	50	50	50	50	49
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	481	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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