Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 12AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1791 | 1791 | 1671 | 1568 | 1476 | 1200 | 1025 | 928 | 1058 | 897 | 836 | 701 | 579 | 579 | 479 | 568 | 615 | 860 | 1193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 8:07PM1.20m | 10:28AM1.24m | 11:03PM1.22m | 11:55AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.87m | 4:54PM0.93m | 5:18AM0.80m | 6:15PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1791 | 1791 | 1671 | 1568 | 1476 | 1200 | 1025 | 928 | 1058 | 897 | 836 | 701 | 579 | 579 | 479 | 568 | 615 | 860 | 1193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 57 | 85 | 87 | 63 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | 25 | 55 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 48 | 70 | 184 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 70 | 0 | 2 |
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