Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 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 7PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (01 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2323
2402
2415
2310
2471
2346
2078
1656
1304
1027
806
634
610
458
347
298
234
270
304
915
322
322
316
784
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
W
20
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WSW
15
S
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NW
5
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ENE
5
N
15
WNW
35
WSW
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:29PM1.87m
3:36AM1.98m
3:58PM1.86m
4:04AM1.94m
4:26PM1.82m
4:33AM1.86m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.16m
9:29PM0.28m
9:50AM0.17m
9:57PM0.30m
10:17AM0.21m
10:25PM0.34m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:09
7:09
7:11
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5:52
5:52
5:51
5:50
Temp °C
18
21
20
18
17
17
17
17
21
23
19
18
18
18
18
18
21
24
21
18
18
19
18
16
14
17
16
15
13
14
14
13
17
21
16
17
16
16
15
15
20
23
19
17
17
19
16
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.5
SW
14
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2323
2402
2415
2310
2471
2346
2078
1656
1304
1027
806
634
610
458
347
298
234
270
304
915
322
322
316
784
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.4
SSE
15
0.8
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
S
13
Energy kJ
26
25
10
9
3
2
74
169
276
253
244
289
284
231
231
227
177
164
128
125
293
238
229
268
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
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
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
SW
14
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
8
8
2
2
2
3
2
73
72
72
106
71
42
80
133
129
206
269
258
106
181
171
194
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
4
1.7
WSW
10
Energy kJ
1
1
3
7
613
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
2
0
70
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
70
72
95
95
95
95
0
0
113
44
48
2
0
71
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
5
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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