Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 1 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

16.1°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 (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 23					Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	E 8	E 8	SE 8	SSE 7	E 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	207	200	169	173	297	111	195	350	783	1136	1355	1261	1151	1117	968	808	795	647	647	568	568
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	SE	S	WSW	WSW	NW	ENE	W	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	on	glassy	on
High Tide		1:57PM1.76m					2:07AM1.76m				2:23PM1.94m				2:35AM1.90m				2:50PM2.09m
Low Tide					8:08PM0.40m				8:13AM0.28m				8:35PM0.23m				8:40AM0.16m				9:02PM0.09m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	18	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	20	24	23	21	21
Feels °C	16	17	19	19	18	15	13	13	16	16	15	14	18	18	19	17	19	24	23	23	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	207	200	169	173	140	111	131	157	783	1136	1355	1261	1151	344	968	808	795	647	647	568	568
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 16	SW 10	SW 10	S 11	—	ESE 7	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	194	191	162	134	108	87	65	350	48	47	2	—	333	1117	336	256	220	153	124	96	77
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	S 11	SW 4	S 10	S 6	S 10	SSW 17	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	42	21	5	31	25	16	99	63	79	—	—	—	—	120	—	—	—	—	50	86	91
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	SW 4	—	—	SE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	5	6	—	—	297	111	195	191	271	276	286	315	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	70	70	8	70	133	133	133	114	133	188	188	113	72	44	0	0	0	0	44	0	95
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Haardebaai	Hawston	Jongensfontein	Koeel Bay	Moonlight Bay	Paranoia	Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	Kleinmond	Jongensfontein	Jongensfontein	Dolphin Point	Jongensfontein	Paranoia	Jongensfontein	Hawston
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Stent Road New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Beach Road South Africa	Dunmoran Strand Ireland	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Portballintrae Ireland	Marazion United Kingdom	Inishcrone Ireland	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Black Rocks Ireland	Brims Ness United Kingdom
Rating (10 max)	7	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	6	4	5	4	5	5	7	4	4	4	6

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