Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 7 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

16.6°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 (14 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 4PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Evening (14 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 14							Thursday 15								Friday 16
	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)	1	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	5	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	1	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	377	384	451	1137	1594	1862	2316	2639	2639	2735	4452	3813	3051	2562	2253	2158	1643	1299	1103	925	786	884	1007
Wind (km/h)	NE	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SE	NE	NE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NW	SW	SSE	SSE	ENE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off
High Tide						5:07PM1.81m				5:27AM1.67m				5:34PM1.66m				5:56AM1.53m				6:03PM1.50m
Low Tide			10:56AM0.36m					11:16PM0.35m				11:23AM0.49m				11:44PM0.49m				11:53AM0.64m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	14	20	21	19	16	16	16	17	19	22	21	19	17	17
Feels °C	14	14	14	11	12	12	13	12	11	12	19	18	16	14	14	14	15	17	19	17	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	377	384	451	1137	1594	1862	2316	2639	2639	2735	4452	3813	3051	2562	2253	2158	1643	1299	1103	925	786	884	1007
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	SW 14	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	46	43	221	41	41	41	27	27	573	1005	46	46	49	35	35	35	35	35	22	22	22	22	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 3	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	WSW 11	—	—
kJ	1	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	39	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	24	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 4	SW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	13	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	3	4
Distance (km)	44	0	0	148	44	0	0	44	44	113	0	133	133	113	72	74	74	0	0	113	271	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Bettys Bay	Jongensfontein	Dolphin Point		Gourits Mouth	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Pearly Beach	Dolphin Point			Haardebaai	Bettys Bay	Kleinmond	Kleinmond	Jongensfontein	Dolphin Point			Jongensfontein	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3		4	4	4	4	4	5	5			4	5	5	5	4	4			3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Strandfontein West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4

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