Dolphin Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.0° 

Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 10PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
202
282
369
444
952
1895
1661
1484
1270
991
961
796
772
712
511
503
435
413
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:38PM2.05m
2:54AM2.00m
3:12PM2.18m
3:28AM2.05m
3:44PM2.23m
Low Tide
8:55PM0.12m
9:04AM0.05m
9:29PM0.03m
9:36AM0.00m
10:01PM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:21
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
19
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
17
15
16
15
14
15
15
16
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
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