Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.1° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 1PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.3
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
9
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.9
ESE
8
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
300
287
246
211
448
701
663
527
318
284
403
278
273
338
287
296
422
475
497
539
907
1121
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
E
30
E
35
E
25
E
25
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:41AM1.57m
7:05PM1.57m
7:54AM1.39m
8:39PM1.37m
10:13AM1.34m
Low Tide
12:44PM0.58m
1:31AM0.63m
2:08PM0.77m
3:28AM0.76m
4:49PM0.80m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
13
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
12
13
12
13
13
16
15
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