Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 12AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, strong winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1680 | 1493 | 1363 | 1244 | 1029 | 1736 | 1858 | 589 | 675 | 800 | 757 | 336 | 302 | 316 | 418 | 354 | 367 | 404 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:18PM2.19m | 3:35AM2.06m | 3:48PM2.24m | 4:06AM2.06m | 4:19PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM-0.00m | 9:37AM0.02m | 10:02PM-0.04m | 10:07AM0.03m | 10:34PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1680 | 1493 | 1363 | 1244 | 1029 | 11 | 11 | 589 | 675 | 800 | 347 | 305 | 302 | 316 | 298 | 354 | 367 | 404 | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 507 | 514 | 5 | 757 | 336 | 299 | 249 | 418 | 301 | 301 | 260 | 209 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | 6 | 135 | 141 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 30 | 69 | 1736 | 1858 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 44 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 184 | 149 | 70 | 70 | 44 | 44 | 49 | 133 | 239 | 275 | 133 | 133 |
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