Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 10AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (07 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (07 May)15ft (4.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
1
2
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7782
7338
7224
7002
6477
6181
5789
5495
4284
3533
3775
3798
3662
3314
3461
3264
2929
2617
2254
1897
1632
1336
1149
1017
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
10
S
5
SSE
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NNW
35
NNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:44PM1.47m
6:50AM1.43m
7:45PM1.39m
7:58AM1.33m
9:15PM1.38m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.56m
00:45AM0.73m
1:14PM0.65m
1:55AM0.82m
2:28PM0.72m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:46
5:45
5:45
5:44
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
19
18
17
16
18
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
12
15
18
15
15
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2
SE
12
Energy kJ
7782
7338
7224
7002
6477
6181
5789
5495
4284
3533
3775
3798
3662
3314
3461
3264
2929
2617
2254
1897
1632
1336
1149
1017
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Energy kJ
138
136
104
258
251
197
178
170
414
356
448
661
560
763
695
685
598
590
590
590
513
428
398
340
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.1
SW
22
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SE
16
0.6
WSW
12
0.8
SSW
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
Energy kJ
49
93
91
18
24
59
130
161
167
300
170
268
93
108
8
8
27
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
0.8
E
4
Energy kJ
218
268
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
188
188
188
188
210
70
70
70
48
0
0
0
0
0
70
48
0
2
0
2
2
0
133
51
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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