Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 29 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (29 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (29 Apr)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
12
3
S
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
2.1
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2107
3423
3000
2767
2339
1935
1572
1240
954
761
669
2640
4588
4982
4173
3651
3051
2421
2385
2313
2257
1952
2027
1977
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
15
S
20
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:30PM1.79m
2:38AM1.98m
3:00PM1.84m
3:07AM2.00m
3:29PM1.87m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.24m
8:33PM0.32m
8:58AM0.18m
9:01PM0.28m
9:24AM0.16m
9:29PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
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7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:54
5:53
5:52
5:52
Temp °C
14
14
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
18
16
15
15
14
13
13
16
19
20
18
17
17
12
12
14
14
13
11
11
12
13
13
14
16
13
13
12
11
9
10
14
16
18
15
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
12
3
S
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
2.1
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
2107
3423
3000
2767
2339
1935
1572
1240
954
761
669
2640
4588
4982
4173
3651
3051
2421
2385
2313
2257
1952
2027
1977
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
15
0.2
E
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
9
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
S
15
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
880
8
204
204
192
188
138
689
428
224
173
550
385
256
151
119
76
54
26
25
15
9
113
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.2
E
10
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
25
58
84
100
129
87
130
8
199
294
384
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
2
2
133
133
133
95
95
51
48
70
70
70
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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