Dolphin Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 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 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)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 Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Thu morning).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.2
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.8
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
424
367
355
303
298
268
258
202
200
200
284
268
195
228
350
894
1254
1336
1261
1093
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
5
NE
5
WSW
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:30PM1.57m
1:37AM1.61m
1:57PM1.76m
2:07AM1.76m
2:23PM1.94m
Low Tide
7:41PM0.57m
7:47AM0.43m
8:08PM0.40m
8:13AM0.28m
8:35PM0.23m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
30
25
21
23
21
20
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
19
18
16
16
Feels °C
25
30
26
21
23
21
20
16
17
19
18
18
15
15
12
12
13
16
14
12
14
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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