Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 1 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

19.2°C

Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 4AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (02 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	846	895	880	887	1018	950	563	493	382	341	292	357	971	1277	1222	1235	1198	1077	998	918	760	658	627	531	522	455
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	WSW	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	NNE	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy	off	off
High Tide				9:53AM1.47m				10:40PM1.35m					11:25AM1.57m				00:02AM1.45m				12:25PM1.72m				00:55AM1.58m
Low Tide		3:11AM0.69m				4:35PM0.72m				4:56AM0.67m					6:02PM0.59m				6:08AM0.57m				6:56PM0.44m


	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28
	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	7:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	19	20	19	18	17	17	17	19	22	24	22	19	20	19	18
Feels °C	16	15	16	16	14	14	13	13	12	13	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	16	17	19	20	18	18	21	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	E 10	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	846	895	880	887	52	950	563	493	382	341	292	239	971	1277	1222	1235	1198	1077	998	918	760	658	627	531	522	455
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 5	ESE 6
kJ	16	66	63	53	52	33	33	37	37	73	158	357	33	33	32	32	39	39	26	32	33	47	66	184	39	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	E 10	—	E 9	E 9
kJ	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	44	34	33	—	—	—	—	31	31	31	—	—	—	66	—	41	41
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSE 6	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	—	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	1018	108	42	49	60	59	72	62	52	33	40	33	—	40	37	28	26	26	33	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	4	4	3	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	44	44	0	0	0	70	148	184	133	133	133	113	114	133	133	133	113	70	48	95	133	133	237	133	113	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4				3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	4	4	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4

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