Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 8AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 307 | 251 | 172 | 175 | 223 | 513 | 636 | 684 | 640 | 668 | 502 | 999 | 882 | 831 | 826 | 760 | 675 | 617 | 617 | 544 | 492 | 534 | 629 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:01AM2.02m | 4:18PM2.16m | 4:30AM2.02m | 4:47PM2.17m | 5:00AM1.98m | 5:17PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.03m | 10:29PM0.07m | 10:33AM0.04m | 10:58PM0.08m | 11:02AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 265 | 307 | 251 | 99 | 164 | 223 | 112 | 203 | 684 | 640 | 668 | 502 | 999 | 882 | 831 | 826 | 760 | 675 | 617 | 617 | 544 | 492 | 534 | 629 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 11 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 162 | 132 | 133 | 112 | 94 | 130 | 167 | 85 | 189 | 253 | 186 | 337 | 63 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 37 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 203 | 162 | 162 | 172 | 175 | 112 | 97 | 68 | 86 | 84 | 59 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 513 | 636 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 148 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 132 | 48 | 0 |
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