Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

16.5°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 7PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Evening (24 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 24					Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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)	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	0	3	3	4	4	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	783	1136	1415	1261	1264	1117	968	808	795	694	636	568	568	578	487	675	1486	1542	1680	1610	1343
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	E	E	E	SE	SW	W	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	SE	ENE	E	SE	S	SSW	SSW	WSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide			2:23PM1.94m				2:35AM1.90m				2:50PM2.09m				3:05AM2.00m				3:18PM2.19m
Low Tide	8:13AM0.28m				8:35PM0.23m				8:40AM0.16m				9:02PM0.09m				9:07AM0.07m				9:31PM-0.00m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	2	1	3	1	—
Temp °C	18	19	17	16	17	17	17	17	19	19	18	18	19	17	19	18	18	18	16	16	17
Feels °C	15	16	13	12	18	19	18	17	19	19	19	18	19	15	20	19	19	18	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	783	1136	1415	1261	1264	1117	968	808	795	694	636	568	568	578	455	455	1486	1542	1680	1610	1343
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	S 7	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 10	SSW 15	SW 15	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	E 7
kJ	114	74	—	—	307	363	322	288	226	181	157	118	89	48	487	675	85	65	39	48	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	SE 4	—	—
kJ	61	47	—	—	—	143	—	—	—	—	—	87	147	69	47	46	41	35	4	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	SSW 4
kJ	187	204	251	311	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	70	72	85	—	—	—	—	18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Dias Beach Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	2	4	4
Distance (km)	133	188	133	113	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	113	72	95	74	0	0	70	0	44
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Hawston	Hawston	Bettys Bay	Bettys Bay	Kleinmond	Jongensfontein	Jongensfontein	Jongensfontein	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Jongensfontein	Jongensfontein	Kleinmond	Pringle Bay	Hawston	Pringle Bay	Jongensfontein	Dolphin Point		Jongensfontein	De Kelders
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4		4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Strandfontein West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	4	4	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8

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