Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 SAST
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Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 3AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
2
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
1
SW
10
0.8
E
10
1.2
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1821
1511
1175
909
624
514
429
376
385
384
347
304
251
257
281
246
198
157
153
125
106
196
120
206
Wind (km/h)
30
E
35
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NNW
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
0
SW
0
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
NE
5
W
20
WSW
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:47PM1.43m
9:34AM1.33m
10:45PM1.45m
11:29AM1.36m
00:06AM1.58m
12:37PM1.48m
Low Tide
2:13PM0.66m
3:21AM0.78m
4:06PM0.73m
5:27AM0.73m
5:44PM0.66m
6:40AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:03
7:03
7:05
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6:00
6:00
5:59
5:58
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
17
17
23
25
25
23
23
24
23
23
24
24
20
18
18
18
17
17
19
21
12
12
12
14
14
13
20
22
23
20
22
24
22
22
22
21
18
19
20
19
17
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2
E
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
1
SW
10
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
1821
1511
1175
463
345
324
350
376
385
384
347
304
251
257
281
246
198
157
153
125
99
196
106
117
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
909
624
514
429
306
268
214
183
207
192
217
174
171
142
137
134
31
33
108
120
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSE
15
Energy kJ
9
9
8
19
8
17
12
6
6
6
10
25
108
106
23
25
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
5
1.7
ESE
6
2.2
E
7
2.4
E
8
2
E
8
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
WSW
6
1.2
SW
8
Energy kJ
82
215
487
653
466
3
8
48
206
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
133
113
95
95
95
95
2
95
133
72
51
0
0
0
0
70
51
0
0
0
0
0
0
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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