Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 11AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2686 | 2427 | 1858 | 2205 | 3771 | 4586 | 4022 | 3208 | 2830 | 3452 | 2628 | 2922 | 2936 | 2721 | 2307 | 2495 | 1900 | 1654 | 1518 | 821 | 771 | 1397 | 3942 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:00PM1.38m | 00:27AM1.60m | 1:18PM1.57m | 1:35AM1.76m | 2:11PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM0.64m | 6:04PM0.70m | 7:05AM0.49m | 7:27PM0.53m | 8:02AM0.31m | 8:23PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2686 | 2427 | 1858 | 2205 | 3771 | 4586 | 4022 | 3208 | 2830 | 2535 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 2307 | 2168 | 17 | 17 | 1518 | 659 | 595 | 1397 | 3942 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 30 | — | — | 17 | 106 | 571 | 1154 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 16 | 16 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 25 | 35 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 3452 | 2628 | 2922 | 2936 | 2721 | — | 2495 | 1900 | 1654 | 637 | 821 | 771 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 70 | 70 | 236 | 0 | 48 | 184 | 1664 | 1187 | 2458 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 48 | 368 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 113 |
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