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Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 23 Jan 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
22.3° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 12PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (23 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
3
4
5
5
5
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141413131313131313131212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)483645944904516548764429391937083256288725882121191318241803162414851316127212501310128712421110
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
S
20
S
10
S
5
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07AM
2.02
6:18PM
1.79
6:43AM
1.94
6:58PM
1.66
7:26AM
1.82
7:48PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:19PM
0.27
12:23AM
0.23
12:59PM
0.36
1:01AM
0.36
1:48PM
0.48
1:49AM
0.53
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise-5:45-------5:46-------5:47------
Sunset----7:45-------7:45-------7:45---
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181921212018181717182122211919181820232322212019
Feels °C (?)151618171717181617182019191920191921232120212120
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