Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.6° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 12AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)--
Afternoon (01 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (01 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
0
0
0
2
0
2
4
2
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
E
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
692
678
1436
1446
1263
768
696
614
551
487
405
339
293
347
347
313
268
338
629
Wind (km/h)
35
E
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
WNW
10
N
30
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
5:29PM1.99m
5:53AM1.76m
6:11PM1.79m
6:41AM1.57m
7:05PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:45PM0.24m
11:54AM0.38m
00:29AM0.43m
12:44PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
22
18
20
26
25
25
27
29
19
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
13
16
22
19
21
24
28
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
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