Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 May 2026 SAST
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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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 5AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
1
0
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.8
SW
15
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
0.9
SW
14
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2227
1971
1678
1351
1046
878
634
561
458
385
298
234
322
335
310
322
450
424
624
563
523
712
600
452
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
N
30
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:36AM1.98m
3:58PM1.86m
4:04AM1.94m
4:26PM1.82m
4:33AM1.86m
4:56PM1.76m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.17m
9:57PM0.30m
10:17AM0.21m
10:25PM0.34m
10:45AM0.28m
10:54PM0.42m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:51
5:50
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
20
23
18
18
18
18
17
17
21
24
20
19
19
19
17
16
16
16
17
16
15
12
13
13
16
21
17
19
18
17
15
14
20
23
19
19
18
18
13
11
12
12
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
0.9
SSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2227
1971
1678
1351
1046
878
634
561
458
385
298
234
322
335
310
322
450
424
273
563
195
192
189
179
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.5
S
15
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
2
112
166
228
209
198
297
284
231
231
227
218
164
130
248
293
238
229
186
202
142
140
172
170
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
SW
14
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
3
2
73
72
72
106
71
68
80
133
129
206
269
258
125
184
171
191
9
9
9
15
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
E
4
1.7
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
Energy kJ
2
6
624
81
523
712
600
452
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
113
133
95
2
0
113
44
8
2
44
70
0
0
70
70
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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