Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 424 | 367 | 355 | 303 | 298 | 268 | 258 | 202 | 200 | 200 | 284 | 268 | 195 | 228 | 350 | 894 | 1254 | 1336 | 1261 | 1093 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:30PM1.57m | 1:37AM1.61m | 1:57PM1.76m | 2:07AM1.76m | 2:23PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.57m | 7:47AM0.43m | 8:08PM0.40m | 8:13AM0.28m | 8:35PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 25 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 166 | 143 | 132 | 136 | 303 | 298 | 268 | 161 | 202 | 200 | 200 | 176 | 108 | 98 | 98 | 104 | 894 | 1254 | 1336 | 1261 | 1093 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SW 10 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 437 | 424 | 367 | 355 | 109 | 112 | 121 | 258 | 194 | 191 | 162 | 134 | 17 | 68 | 65 | 350 | 89 | 46 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 180 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 21 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 100 | 80 | 48 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 284 | 268 | 195 | 228 | 287 | 203 | 363 | 352 | 405 | 438 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 70 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 188 | 188 | 133 | 113 | 95 |
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