Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 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 1PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
10
1.1
S
11
1.1
SW
10
0.8
SW
15
1.3
SW
10
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
274
234
316
341
270
293
361
354
375
576
317
1170
451
848
746
1138
1036
1036
605
1895
3304
3020
2256
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
15
W
30
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:26PM1.82m
4:33AM1.86m
4:56PM1.76m
5:02AM1.77m
5:26PM1.67m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.21m
10:25PM0.34m
10:45AM0.28m
10:54PM0.42m
11:14AM0.36m
11:24PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
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5:51
5:50
5:49
5:47
2
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
21
24
20
19
19
18
18
18
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
15
16
15
19
23
19
19
18
16
17
15
11
12
14
13
11
11
11
11
13
14
12
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.4
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
WSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
Energy kJ
377
272
234
316
341
270
281
361
354
375
252
317
689
451
179
167
647
578
536
158
1895
3304
3020
2256
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.7
WSW
11
Energy kJ
231
274
229
167
130
248
293
238
229
273
142
244
240
236
7
7
126
126
121
11
50
49
43
115
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
SW
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
E
6
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
133
129
206
269
258
125
181
173
194
186
10
144
15
7
14
13
3
3
12
32
49
49
95
127
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
4
1.7
WSW
10
1.1
SW
5
1.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
6
Energy kJ
3
4
7
576
67
1170
61
848
746
1138
1036
1036
605
103
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
2
1
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
4
Distance (km)
113
113
113
0
74
44
48
2
2
0
148
70
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
44
70
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
6
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
5
5
7
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
5
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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