Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

18.8°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 5AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Evening (31 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	433	371	314	270	265	256	183	221	577	825	1048	1033	1242	940	865	825	773	700	678	614	551	533	506	439
Wind (km/h)	S	WSW	S	SSE	S	S	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide			6:47AM1.62m				7:10PM1.53m					8:04AM1.50m				8:42PM1.37m				9:53AM1.47m				10:40PM1.35m
Low Tide	00:28AM0.41m				12:59PM0.59m				1:34AM0.58m					2:32PM0.73m				3:11AM0.69m				4:35PM0.72m


	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	20	22	22	21	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	22	20	21	22	21	20	18	17	14	13	13	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	433	371	314	270	265	256	183	151	577	825	1048	1033	1242	940	865	825	773	700	678	614	551	533	506	439
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 14	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 5	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10
kJ	143	140	140	140	60	63	66	221	43	50	49	33	32	13	50	32	32	91	63	59	51	51	57	56
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 14	SW 10	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 8	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 5	—	SE 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	35	82	69	78	54	55	118	117	50	34	23	23	23	33	12	28	27	3	—	3	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	204	126	108	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	49	148	70	70	0	0	48	70	70	70	70	70	70	44	44	44	44	70	133	133	133	113
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	3			2	2	2	3	3	3		3	4	3	3	3	3				2	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	2	2	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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