Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 9PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (08 May)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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)
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
3
2
4
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
2.2
WSW
12
3
WSW
7
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3891
3643
3936
3670
3514
3307
3065
2744
2331
1897
1632
1422
1313
1111
831
696
1399
823
2252
3536
3879
4329
3249
2307
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
E
15
SE
10
NE
5
NW
25
NNW
40
NW
30
W
35
WNW
55
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
NW
20
NNW
60
NNW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:45PM1.39m
7:58AM1.33m
9:15PM1.38m
9:44AM1.30m
10:44PM1.47m
Low Tide
1:14PM0.65m
1:55AM0.82m
2:28PM0.72m
3:36AM0.83m
3:58PM0.71m
5:08AM0.72m
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
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7:15
7:16
7:16
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5:45
5:45
5:44
5:44
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
16
19
19
17
17
17
16
13
13
13
13
11
12
11
12
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
11
14
17
16
16
16
12
7
7
6
2
1
0
3
3
7
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
3891
3643
3936
3670
3514
3307
3065
2744
2331
1897
1632
1422
1313
1111
831
696
524
338
224
165
3879
4329
3249
2307
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
448
661
560
693
695
685
598
590
590
520
513
428
345
340
295
290
581
320
92
54
37
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSE
16
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
S
9
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
170
330
93
40
18
8
19
28
44
43
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
WNW
4
2.2
WSW
12
3
WSW
7
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
1.3
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
1
NNW
4
Energy kJ
9
23
40
1399
823
2252
3536
96
45
23
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
5
1
1
Distance (km)
0
70
70
48
0
2
2
2
2
0
133
95
0
2
113
532
188
765
825
188
188
113
95
95
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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