Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 7 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

16.0°C

Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (19 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (19 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 19							Sunday 20								Monday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	2	1	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	645	574	503	450	442	1140	1695	1811	1759	1460	1319	1037	865	796	629	599	479	416	409	314	309	263	237
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide			8:01AM1.16m				9:29PM1.17m					12:07PM1.20m				00:19AM1.27m				1:00PM1.38m
Low Tide				1:58PM0.98m						5:13AM0.93m				6:27PM0.93m				6:48AM0.77m				7:13PM0.76m


	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	17	18	17	15	15	15	15	16	19	20	18	17	16	16	15	16	19	20	19	17	16
Feels °C	10	12	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	15	17	17	15	16	16	15	14	14	16	16	15	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
kJ	320	300	272	245	257	1140	1695	1811	1759	1460	1319	1037	865	796	629	599	479	416	409	314	309	263	237
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	645	574	503	450	442	223	190	167	167	144	144	112	112	112	90	90	96	65	48	91	87	146	186
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	127	125	113	275	433	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	—	SE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 5	E 6	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	15	119	167	78	121	178
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Kanon Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	2	1	3	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	70	70	70	70	133	70	48	44	44	44	133	133	133	133	95	95	72	95	133	188	133	133	95
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Voelklip	De Kelders	Hawston			Hawston	Koeel Bay	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Gansbaai	Hawston	Voelklip		Hawston	Voelklip	Voelklip	De Kelders	De Kelders	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Voelklip	Voelklip
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			4	3	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	9	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	7	6	8	9

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