Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 27 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 8PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (27 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
2
0
1
1
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2619
1359
1887
2285
2080
2202
2238
2255
2134
2496
2658
2796
2846
2868
2630
3139
2767
2508
2177
1990
1444
1333
1208
1044
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
N
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:22PM1.60m
1:35AM1.84m
1:58PM1.70m
2:08AM1.92m
2:30PM1.79m
2:38AM1.98m
Low Tide
7:27PM0.45m
8:01AM0.32m
8:02PM0.37m
8:31AM0.24m
8:33PM0.32m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:57
5:55
5:54
5:53
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
13
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
17
17
14
14
14
14
14
6
7
6
6
8
8
9
9
10
11
12
13
14
12
13
11
12
14
12
10
11
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
2.2
S
11
3
SSW
11
0.4
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
13
Energy kJ
57
1137
1887
52
114
2202
2238
2255
2134
2496
2658
2796
2846
2868
2630
3139
2767
2508
2177
1990
1444
1333
1208
1044
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.6
SW
12
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
SSE
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.6
SSE
15
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
55
51
95
31
17
17
18
9
207
9
8
8
8
8
1095
177
204
204
170
141
418
563
607
283
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
E
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.9
SSE
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
SSW
15
Energy kJ
31
9
26
26
26
8
84
100
129
138
441
8
8
193
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
10
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2619
1359
450
2285
2080
770
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
372
369
265
149
71
71
48
0
48
70
70
0
0
0
0
2
70
133
133
133
95
72
48
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
8
8
8
7
6
4
6
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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