Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 2AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1272 | 1272 | 1253 | 1077 | 1061 | 961 | 854 | 841 | 841 | 757 | 690 | 690 | 552 | 473 | 582 | 534 | 660 | 872 | 908 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:52PM1.89m | 3:57AM1.90m | 4:20PM1.97m | 4:26AM1.93m | 4:48PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM0.31m | 10:09AM0.15m | 10:26PM0.26m | 10:35AM0.11m | 10:55PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1272 | 1272 | 1253 | 1077 | 1061 | 961 | 854 | 841 | 841 | 757 | 690 | 690 | 552 | 473 | 448 | 374 | 281 | 244 | 908 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | SW 12 | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 269 | 197 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | — | 386 | — | 12 | 30 | 203 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | 308 | 355 | 336 | 285 | — | 232 | — | 181 | 304 | 455 | 527 | 620 | 320 | 397 | 582 | 534 | 660 | 872 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 113 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 113 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 113 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 113 | 133 | 133 | 95 | 95 |
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