Dolphin Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
16.6° C
0.3° 

Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 10AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (06 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
7
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
0
3
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2390
4464
3208
2600
2270
1857
1960
1978
2166
2135
2717
2953
3746
4190
3715
3372
3099
2686
2427
1733
1708
3025
4293
4145
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
S
15
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
5
NW
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:17AM1.41m
8:55PM1.57m
9:58AM1.31m
10:45PM1.51m
12:00PM1.38m
Low Tide
2:12AM0.55m
2:18PM0.63m
3:38AM0.66m
3:57PM0.75m
5:36AM0.64m
6:04PM0.70m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
15
17
17
15
15
13
12
11
13
16
17
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
9
8
9
11
11
11
10
10
14
13
13
15
10
8
6
8
12
13
8
8
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