Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 6AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (05 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
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4
5
5
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
12
4
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
597
578
472
472
472
1596
1949
1904
1860
1980
2872
6424
7524
7197
6940
8053
7138
5924
6429
6395
5789
5236
4820
5044
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
10
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
45
SE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
5
SW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:02AM1.77m
5:26PM1.67m
5:32AM1.66m
6:01PM1.57m
6:06AM1.54m
6:44PM1.47m
Low Tide
11:14AM0.36m
11:24PM0.51m
11:46AM0.46m
11:59PM0.62m
12:24PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:49
5:47
5:46
1
2
5
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
17
16
16
15
15
12
11
12
13
14
13
14
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
5
SE
12
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
12
4
SE
13
Energy kJ
597
578
472
472
472
1596
1949
1904
1860
85
91
136
209
255
6940
8053
7138
5924
6429
6395
5789
5236
4820
5044
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.3
SW
18
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
164
126
126
123
217
50
173
145
113
163
159
93
93
115
200
215
140
138
136
106
136
251
197
178
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.4
WSW
11
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
12
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
Energy kJ
3
12
12
12
11
50
49
71
127
48
14
32
49
93
91
69
60
59
130
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
Energy kJ
1980
2872
6424
7524
7197
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
9
3
5
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
6
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
70
70
44
0
148
185
188
326
369
641
237
188
188
188
70
70
70
70
48
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
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