Dolphin Point Surf Forecast

/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.39° S 21.41° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 8PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Afternoon (18 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s
Evening (18 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning).
	Mon 18					Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thu 21
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	400	705	746	907	553	582	736	638	589	717	1179	1268	1351	1408	1222	1071	954	1120	1147	1423	1852	1288	1423	921
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			4:44PM1.98m				4:59AM2.02m					5:31PM1.90m				5:47AM1.86m				6:22PM1.79m				6:40AM1.68m
Low Tide	10:34AM0.03m				10:50PM0.19m					11:19AM0.13m				11:40PM0.30m				12:07PM0.27m				00:36AM0.44m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—
	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	2	4	3	1	—	—	4	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	18	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	18	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	18	16	15	14	13	15	13	14	14	15	12	11	11	11	11	14	13	13	15	14	14	15	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	400	705	746	907	553	405	335	341	380	330	282	199	170	167	126	98	93	69	69	68	82	99	1070	921
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 8	SSE 12	SSE 16	SSE 15	SE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 12	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	277	151	103	72	167	26	24	44	54	75	71	118	111	106	103	120	96	16	44	55	34	30	92	142
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	S 5	S 18	S 18	S 12	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 11	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 16	SSW 8	SE 12	—	SE 11	SW 11	S 8
kJ	175	27	6	6	70	25	24	9	—	—	—	20	28	17	16	16	16	24	7	36	—	32	30	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	E 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	—
kJ	58	26	77	111	164	582	736	638	589	717	1179	1268	1351	1408	1222	1071	954	1120	1147	1423	1852	1288	1423	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Cape Infanta Overberg	Stillbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	133	281	133	133	133	133	95	113	133	133	133	133	133	113	113	133	133	133	133	133	95	95	51	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	De Kelders									Koeel Bay			Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Paranoia	Paranoia	Paranoia	Gansbaai	Hawston	Pringle Bay	Cape Infanta	Jongensfontein
Rating (10 max)	4									4			3	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5

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