Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 4AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | WSW 11 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 100 | 117 | 115 | 106 | 73 | 64 | 69 | 106 | 75 | 75 | 63 | 121 | 116 | 108 | 82 | 315 | 891 | 1241 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:23PM2.23m | 3:48AM2.05m | 4:00PM2.20m | 4:26AM2.01m | 4:39PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM-0.06m | 9:49AM0.07m | 10:17PM-0.02m | 10:27AM0.13m | 10:56PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 96 | 96 | 117 | 82 | 106 | 73 | 52 | 58 | 38 | 75 | 75 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 77 | 62 | 104 | 891 | 1241 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 78 | 100 | 28 | 115 | 75 | 65 | 64 | 23 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 41 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 44 | 48 | 184 | 222 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 42 | 38 | 68 | 63 | 121 | 116 | 108 | 82 | 315 | 68 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | 69 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 148 | 149 | 70 | 71 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 148 | 133 | 113 | 95 |
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