Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (26 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
5
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.2
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.3
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
196
204
173
191
140
173
155
1051
1490
853
903
1532
1838
2174
1167
1267
2159
2119
2584
2244
2070
2917
4010
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
NNE
15
W
35
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:06AM1.58m
12:37PM1.48m
00:57AM1.72m
1:22PM1.60m
1:35AM1.84m
1:58PM1.70m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.66m
6:40AM0.58m
6:44PM0.55m
7:26AM0.44m
7:27PM0.45m
8:01AM0.32m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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7:05
7:05
7:05
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5:59
5:58
5:57
5:55
2
4
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
21
17
16
13
13
12
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
18
18
17
17
17
17
15
8
7
6
5
4
6
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
10
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.3
SW
6
1.5
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.2
SW
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
2.3
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
13
Energy kJ
189
128
204
173
139
140
173
79
74
54
37
39
27
43
55
1167
1267
52
2119
2112
2244
2070
2917
4010
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
11
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
SW
12
0.4
E
10
0.6
SW
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.3
S
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
140
160
125
92
68
66
78
34
20
20
33
63
17
17
75
50
146
31
114
17
18
591
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
S
19
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
6
112
90
85
52
27
22
21
20
19
18
7
31
31
19
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
4
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.1
SW
8
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
18
196
191
155
1051
1490
853
903
1532
1838
2174
1010
698
2159
2584
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
74
0
0
44
44
2
0
70
184
326
643
372
372
368
372
1379
372
265
48
0
0
48
0
70
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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