Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 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
20.6° C
(Which is 2.2°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 12AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
5
3
3
3
6
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)14141413131312121211111111121111111010101091012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)231819961719152113951173106510132430222214471733165828731242117614118008006955545316601470
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
10
SSE
5
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
50
WSW
25
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59PM
2.02
3:11AM
2.26
3:35PM
2.08
3:47AM
2.29
4:12PM
2.08
4:25AM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00PM
0.06
9:29AM
-0.09
9:36PM
0.02
10:05AM
-0.09
10:14PM
0.04
10:43AM
-0.03
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:58-------6:58-------7:00--
Sunset6:09-------6:08-------6:07-------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------17--------------
Temp. °C201818181717182015151515151518192019181716152021
Feels °C (?)17171817151616166108891014141617141313101113
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