Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 7 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

16.5° 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 (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 3AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Evening (25 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 24			Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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	4	4	4	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	3566	3192	2633	2050	1866	1974	2143	1975	1885	1768	1739	1599	1315	1160	897	882	711	1147	1204
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ESE	WNW	W	WNW	NNW	NE	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NNE	E	SSE	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	off	off
High Tide				00:50AM1.42m				1:38PM1.40m				1:43AM1.53m					2:18PM1.53m
Low Tide		6:41PM0.85m				7:32AM0.67m				7:43PM0.73m					8:13AM0.54m				8:24PM0.61m


	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	13	13	13	15	16	16	14	13	13	14	14	17	21	19	16	14
Feels °C	12	12	11	11	11	11	13	13	12	10	10	10	11	11	14	19	17	14	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	3566	3192	2633	2050	1866	1974	2143	1975	1885	1768	1739	1599	1315	1160	897	882	711	1147	1204
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 11	SE 11	SE 8	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SE 10	ESE 10
kJ	90	51	37	96	92	35	17	49	47	38	57	57	273	446	463	339	437	24	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	—	SE 11	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	E 10	ESE 10
kJ	32	31	31	—	—	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	39	39	38	38	25	2	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	51	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	4	2	4	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	113	0	0	0	0	0	0	133	133	133	95	95	74	95	2	0	72	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	7	6	6	9	8	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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