Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.4° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 3PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (13 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (13 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
5
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
703
676
626
576
530
465
384
341
341
384
451
1339
1319
1975
2316
2542
2542
2595
4511
3813
3051
2562
2526
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
5
S
10
SE
25
SE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:40PM1.95m
4:59AM1.80m
5:07PM1.81m
5:27AM1.67m
5:34PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.25m
10:50PM0.23m
10:56AM0.36m
11:16PM0.35m
11:23AM0.49m
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
14
14
14
15
15
18
17
15
14
14
14
13
15
21
20
18
17
16
Feels °C
12
13
14
14
12
11
11
12
15
14
16
13
12
13
13
13
11
12
20
17
15
15
14
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