Dolphin Point Surf Forecast

/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.39° S 21.41° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 19.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Apr)	-	-
Afternoon (29 Apr)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (29 Apr)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 29			Thursday 30								Friday 1								Sat 2
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	3	2	4	3	4	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2339	1935	1572	1240	954	774	669	2883	4892	4982	4279	3651	3155	2421	2231	2402	2310	2254	2027	2227	2335	1731	1191	894
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	SE	E	S	SSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WSW	SSW	NW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:30PM1.79m				2:38AM1.98m				3:00PM1.84m				3:07AM2.00m				3:29PM1.87m				3:36AM1.98m
Low Tide			8:33PM0.32m				8:58AM0.18m				9:01PM0.28m				9:24AM0.16m				9:29PM0.28m				9:50AM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—
	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	14	14	14	14	16	18	16	15	15	14	13	13	16	19	18	18	17	18	18	17	21	23
Feels °C	13	12	11	12	12	13	15	16	13	13	13	11	10	11	14	16	15	16	13	14	14	13	17	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	2339	1935	1572	1240	954	774	669	2883	4892	4982	4279	3651	3155	2421	2231	2402	2310	2254	2027	2227	2335	1731	1191	894
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 13	SW 12	SW 11	SW 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 15	E 10	S 15	S 12	S 11	S 11
kJ	192	188	138	613	428	314	173	550	385	261	151	105	76	43	26	25	10	9	113	2	112	213	257	295
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	E 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 9	SE 9	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14
kJ	129	87	130	8	199	249	384	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	3	112	110	110	107
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Stillbaai Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Stillbaai Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	133	133	95	95	72	0	70	70	70	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg		Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	Paranoia	Vleesbaai	Hawston			Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Stillbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Jongensfontein	Jongensfontein	Jongensfontein	Jongensfontein	Jongensfontein
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	3	4	4			6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Airport Rights New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Saint Leu Reunion	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Brak River South Africa
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	7	5	5	4

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