Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 10PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2045 | 2419 | 2345 | 2145 | 2010 | 1830 | 1602 | 1602 | 1493 | 1392 | 1415 | 1645 | 3102 | 4159 | 4225 | 3416 | 2822 | 2170 | 1824 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:50PM1.68m | 7:05AM1.43m | 7:23PM1.49m | 7:45AM1.27m | 8:14PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.58m | 12:59PM0.65m | 1:41AM0.74m | 1:36PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
2045 | 2419 | 2345 | 2145 | 2010 | 1830 | 1602 | 1602 | 1493 | 1392 | 1415 | 1645 | 3102 | 4159 | 4225 | 3416 | 2822 | 2170 | 1824 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
51 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 0 | 70 | 133 | 133 | 113 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
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