Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 5PM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 3.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1678 | 1825 | 1571 | 2069 | 2259 | 2033 | 2248 | 1755 | 2730 | 2042 | 1671 | 1245 | 1096 | 1082 | 864 | 763 | 783 | 551 | 543 | 543 | 412 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35PM2.13m | 3:49AM2.08m | 4:11PM2.21m | 4:25AM2.07m | 4:46PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.03m | 9:49PM0.07m | 10:01AM-0.03m | 10:26PM0.03m | 10:35AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 21 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1678 | 1825 | 1571 | 1615 | 1717 | 1484 | 2248 | 1234 | 976 | 826 | 742 | 726 | 575 | 528 | 552 | 552 | 484 | 421 | 374 | 269 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 22 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 172 | 137 | 87 | 68 | 37 | 1133 | 793 | 1755 | 2730 | 2042 | 1671 | 1245 | 1096 | 1082 | 864 | 763 | 783 | 551 | 543 | 543 | 412 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1004 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | — | 5 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | — | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 807 | 792 | 1398 | 2069 | 2259 | 2033 | 1585 | 1708 | 1308 | 1104 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | — | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 113 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 8 | 95 | 113 | 51 | 113 | 113 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
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