Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 1AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2866 | 2267 | 1824 | 1573 | 1272 | 1182 | 978 | 836 | 800 | 757 | 534 | 534 | 570 | 504 | 753 | 530 | 441 | 407 | 1302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:14PM1.32m | 9:33AM1.14m | 10:47PM1.22m | 12:35PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.88m | 3:09PM0.96m | 6:14AM0.88m | 6:46PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2866 | 2267 | 1824 | 1573 | 1272 | 1182 | 978 | 836 | 800 | 757 | 534 | 534 | 570 | 504 | 753 | 530 | 441 | 407 | 1302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 229 | 204 | 121 | 290 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 29 | 99 | 151 | 277 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 113 | 133 | 188 | 133 | 133 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
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