Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 1 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

16.2°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 (15 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 6AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (15 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).
	Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16								Thursday 17
	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	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	3	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	608	541	467	495	524	457	1210	1738	2742	2840	1044	943	878	839	1339	1247	1326	1494	1403	1384	1522	1029	851	836
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	W	W	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide			5:26AM1.80m				5:38PM1.85m				5:53AM1.65m				6:04PM1.67m				6:20AM1.49m				6:31PM1.49m
Low Tide	11:23PM0.23m				11:25AM0.32m				11:48PM0.37m				11:50AM0.47m				00:13AM0.53m				12:15PM0.64m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	17	19	21	21	20	15	13	13	13	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	15	13	15	17	17	17	15	6	7	8	9	10	10	10	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	SW 16	SW 16	E 11	E 11	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	608	541	467	495	524	457	1210	1738	188	146	1044	768	666	486	1339	1247	1326	1494	1403	1384	1522	1029	851	836
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	E 11	E 11	S 12	S 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	259	217	171	194	258	265	332	279	3	2	802	943	878	839	68	68	56	55	50	72	51	51	33	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 8	W 8	SW 16	SW 15	SW 18	SW 17	S 9	S 12	—	S 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	65	66	66	60	155	346	6	3	—	2	110	106	102	73	72	72	72	72	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 10	SW 15	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1124	2742	2840	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	89	62	49	107	140	167
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Middle Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs 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	Hell West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	4	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	70	149	641	70	44	70	133	133	113	113	133	133	133	370	133	133	133
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4				4				4	4	4	4	3				4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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