Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 2AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 349 | 344 | 237 | 233 | 202 | 270 | 437 | 424 | 367 | 309 | 303 | 298 | 268 | 224 | 207 | 200 | 169 | 302 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:05AM1.44m | 1:30PM1.57m | 1:37AM1.61m | 1:57PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.76m | 7:21AM0.60m | 7:41PM0.57m | 7:47AM0.43m | 8:08PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 349 | 344 | 237 | 233 | 202 | 218 | 197 | 176 | 160 | 309 | 138 | 142 | 157 | 202 | 207 | 200 | 169 | 169 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 87 | 146 | 186 | 186 | 200 | 194 | 437 | 424 | 367 | 15 | 303 | 298 | 268 | 224 | 194 | 191 | 162 | 159 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 17 | SSE 7 | S 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 103 | 183 | 180 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 42 | 21 | 35 | 31 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 50 | 120 | 167 | 202 | 270 | — | — | — | 191 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 302 | 284 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 133 | 113 | 113 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 70 |
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