Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 1PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | ESE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 392 | 377 | 312 | 306 | 300 | 294 | 294 | 377 | 1048 | 1467 | 2054 | 1976 | 1915 | 2671 | 2967 | 3305 | 2917 | 2600 | 2147 | 2049 | 1928 | 1897 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:57PM1.85m | 7:17AM1.57m | 7:45PM1.71m | 8:17AM1.41m | 8:55PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:35PM0.34m | 1:16AM0.43m | 1:18PM0.48m | 2:12AM0.55m | 2:18PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 400 | 392 | 377 | 312 | 306 | 300 | 294 | 294 | 245 | 1048 | 1467 | 2054 | 1976 | 1915 | 2671 | 2967 | 3305 | 2917 | 2600 | 2147 | 2049 | 1928 | 1897 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 396 | 369 | 350 | 304 | 263 | 224 | 220 | 187 | 377 | 245 | 245 | 209 | 200 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 120 | 120 | 90 | 90 | 65 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 31 | 26 | 65 | 109 | 217 | 150 | 94 | 88 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 48 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 133 | 133 |
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