Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 7AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (29 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (29 Apr)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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)
4
5
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2590
2107
3423
3000
2767
2339
1935
1597
1240
954
774
633
1317
4643
4982
4173
3651
3051
2421
2385
2164
2050
2089
2244
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
NW
20
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08AM1.92m
2:30PM1.79m
2:38AM1.98m
3:00PM1.84m
3:07AM2.00m
3:29PM1.87m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.24m
8:33PM0.32m
8:58AM0.18m
9:01PM0.28m
9:24AM0.16m
9:29PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:54
5:53
5:52
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
16
19
19
18
17
13
12
12
14
14
13
12
11
13
13
13
15
15
13
13
12
11
10
10
13
16
16
16
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
2590
2107
3423
3000
2767
2339
1935
1597
1240
954
774
633
669
4643
4982
4173
3651
3051
2421
2385
2164
2050
2089
2244
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
1.4
SSE
15
0.2
E
10
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
0.9
SW
10
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
10
1.5
SSW
18
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
8
880
8
188
204
192
160
418
689
428
224
177
1317
385
256
151
119
76
54
26
25
15
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.2
E
10
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.4
SSE
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
26
25
58
84
100
129
87
146
8
199
294
379
550
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
2
2
133
133
133
95
48
51
44
0
148
51
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
113
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
4
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