Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

16.3° 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 (01 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 7AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Aug)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s
Evening (01 Aug)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 1								Sunday 2								Monday 3
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	829	647	603	617	631	645	645	554	542	613	613	542	474	463	413	366	985	828	759	634	622	551	551	476
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	N	N	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	SW	WSW	NE	W	SSE	SE	E	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		4:55AM1.92m					5:16PM2.03m				5:25AM1.88m				5:46PM2.01m				5:57AM1.81m				6:19PM1.95m
Low Tide					11:02AM0.11m				11:25PM0.23m				11:30AM0.15m				11:57PM0.26m				12:01PM0.23m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	17	20	21	20	20	19	19	19	20	23	23	20	20	19	18	18	19	21	19	18	18
Feels °C	12	11	11	13	16	17	16	17	15	15	16	17	20	19	17	18	18	17	17	18	19	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	632	647	603	617	631	645	645	554	542	613	613	542	474	463	413	366	985	828	759	634	622	551	551	476
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	190	183	153	153	127	331	282	231	277	335	345	335	431	363	236	236	658	569	488	537	504	488	481	473
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 16	SSW 15	ESE 13	SW 12	SSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	41	66	62	55	102	—	17	17	8	15	15	6	6	144	298	294	232	318	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	829	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	95	95	95	72	72	133	95	51	51	51	2	0	48	74	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	133	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	5	5	9	9	8	8	8	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4

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