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Dolphin Point Surf Forecast
/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /
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Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 10PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
1596 | 1882 | 2041 | 1959 | 1980 | 2618 | 6322 | 8344 | 9108 | 8655 | 7203 | 6479 | 6000 | 5955 | 6864 | 6302 | 5694 | 5326 | 4710 | 4100 | 3349 | 3026 | 3225 | 2627 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 5:26PM1.67m | 5:32AM1.66m | 6:01PM1.57m | 6:06AM1.54m | 6:44PM1.47m | 6:50AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.51m | 11:46AM0.46m | 11:59PM0.62m | 12:24PM0.56m | 00:45AM0.73m | 1:14PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
— | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
 kJ | 1596 | 1882 | 2041 | 1959 | 1980 | 87 | 136 | 209 | 255 | 245 | 215 | 109 | 6000 | 5955 | 6864 | 6302 | 5694 | 5326 | 4710 | 4100 | 3349 | 3026 | 3225 | 2627 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 183 | 140 | 111 | 113 | 159 | 91 | 55 | 119 | — | 14 | 30 | 138 | 136 | 106 | 258 | 251 | 197 | 178 | 170 | 371 | 320 | 448 | 661 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 71 | 127 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 32 | 49 | 93 | 91 | 18 | 61 | 59 | 130 | 161 | 167 | 170 | 147 | 189 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2618 | 6322 | 8344 | 9108 | 8655 | 7203 | 6479 | 318 | 366 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 71 | 70 | 0 | 70 | 185 | 185 | 188 | 275 | 326 | 368 | 369 | 238 | 188 | 70 | 51 | 188 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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