Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 7 am 28 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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 12PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	18s

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 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	3	4	3	3	2	1	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	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	WSW 11	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	121	116	108	82	309	649	985	1611	1185	1684	1308	1355	1355	1102	969	892	777	584	520	457	457	227	225
Wind (km/h)	W	W	S	SSE	SE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	NE	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide					4:39PM2.11m					5:06AM1.92m				5:21PM1.95m				5:51AM1.78m				6:09PM1.75m
Low Tide			10:27AM0.13m				10:56PM0.08m					11:09AM0.25m				11:39PM0.23m				11:57AM0.41m


	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	19	19	19	17	16	16	16	18	21	21	20	18	18	18	17	18	21	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	16	18	18	17	16	15	14	15	15	17	19	19	18	18	19	20	19	20	21	20	20	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	SE 7	E 7	ESE 7	SW 10	SW 18	SW 18	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	WSW 11	SW 11
kJ	62	51	45	62	106	649	985	1611	1185	1684	1308	1355	1355	1102	969	892	777	584	520	457	457	227	169
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SW 10	SW 9	ESE 7	SW 11	ESE 8	ESE 9	SE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	121	116	56	45	46	167	188	86	191	71	124	31	200	204	204	204	217	212	188	172	185	125	107
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	E 7	SW 10	SW 10	SW 20	SE 8	ESE 7	SW 9	SE 8	SE 10	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 12	WSW 13
kJ	46	47	108	82	309	69	79	91	51	24	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	82	106	187	225
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	E 7	—	—	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	45	45	33	—	22	—	—	121	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	1	3	4	4	4	2	3	4	3	3	1	2	3	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	70	184	133	133	113	95	95	72	133	133	113	70	44	0	0	0	70	70	133	48	70
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1			4	4	4	4	4				4	3	4	3	3				2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6

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