Dolphin Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
16.6° C
0.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 1AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (23 Jul)6ft (1.9m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
2
4
7
9
8
5
0
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.3
SSW
13
1.6
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
18
4
SSW
17
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
913
929
590
666
1141
1022
1147
2024
1545
1920
4423
9460
8407
6919
5176
4117
3504
3257
2689
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
5
SW
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
20
NE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
9:49PM1.39m
11:01AM1.21m
11:30PM1.35m
12:40PM1.27m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.81m
4:36AM0.81m
4:45PM0.89m
6:26AM0.77m
6:41PM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
12
16
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
12
12
11
8
9
11
9
6
9
12
11
11
9
8
13
12
12
13
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