Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

18.9°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 4AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Evening (01 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	577	1184	1048	1423	1144	1037	851	825	846	819	880	808	808	805	445	344	561	535	449	362	971	1195	1222	1169
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SE	SE	ESE	W	SW	S	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	SE	SE	ESE	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide				8:04AM1.50m				8:42PM1.37m				9:53AM1.47m				10:40PM1.35m					11:25AM1.57m
Low Tide	1:34AM0.58m					2:32PM0.73m				3:11AM0.69m				4:35PM0.72m				4:56AM0.67m					6:02PM0.59m


	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	19	20	19	18	18
Feels °C	16	13	13	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	17	18	17	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	577	1184	1048	1423	1144	1037	851	825	846	819	880	808	808	805	445	344	561	535	449	353	971	1195	1222	1169
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	SSE 6	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	34	50	49	35	32	33	29	27	54	66	63	53	52	51	33	94	37	73	160	362	33	33	29	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 12	E 9	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	50	34	23	23	22	12	12	28	14	10	—	—	—	—	—	37	22	35	34	33	3	33	32	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	S 4	SSW 5	—	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	—	—
kJ	125	26	46	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	97	90	97	77	45	49	32	27	33	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	44	0	0	0	0	70	70	113	95	70	74	95	133	133	133
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Rating (10 max)	2	2			4				4	4	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4

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