Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 1 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

19.3°C

Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 5AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Evening (03 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	3	3	1	1	1	!	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 8	SW 9	SW 8	WSW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	431	341	334	362	971	1258	1280	1346	1198	1014	918	918	760	658	617	531	522	455	421	428	1404	1774	2845	1525	1969	1440
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	S	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide					11:25AM1.57m				00:02AM1.45m				12:25PM1.72m				00:55AM1.58m				1:08PM1.84m				1:36AM1.70m
Low Tide		4:56AM0.67m					6:02PM0.59m				6:08AM0.57m				6:56PM0.44m				6:58AM0.47m				7:37PM0.32m


	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28
	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	7:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	17	19	20	19	18	17	17	17	19	22	23	21	20	20	19	19	20	20	20	21	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	13	12	12	15	16	16	16	17	17	16	17	19	20	17	19	21	18	18	18	16	14	13	11	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 9	E 8	WSW 12
kJ	431	341	334	234	971	1258	1280	1346	1198	1014	918	918	760	658	617	531	522	455	421	428	59	24	15	24	22	49
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	WSW 15	E 9	E 9	—	E 8	E 8
kJ	37	73	158	362	33	33	—	32	31	31	31	31	31	—	30	64	94	113	117	97	22	14	14	—	23	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	22	35	34	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	28	15	6	6	6	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	E 10	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 5	ESE 10	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 4	SW 12	SW 8	SW 9	SW 8	WSW 10	SW 10
kJ	46	42	56	56	50	29	92	15	13	18	21	160	43	54	53	—	—	2	6	38	1404	1774	2845	1525	1969	1440
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haardebaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	4	3	2	4
Distance (km)	133	133	133	188	210	148	133	95	95	95	113	133	237	133	133	0	44	0	0	184	184	70	70	70	70	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Gansbaai	Hawston	De Kelders	Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	Voelklip	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Bettys Bay	Bettys Bay	Haardebaai	Pringle Bay	Kleinmond	Jongensfontein	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Jongensfontein						Onrus	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	3						5	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	7

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