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Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 12 Jan 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
22.1° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 6AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jan)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (12 Jan)6ft (1.9m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)201817161514141313131212121212111111111111111816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2199246526622314196321851712138712429617126246246145335445344754753773714225591594
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
S
0
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
SE
0
SE
5
ESE
10
E
15
SE
25
SSE
15
S
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
1.20
10:26AM
1.37
11:44PM
1.20
12:03PM
1.38
1:05AM
1.30
1:11PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
0.85
5:23PM
0.82
5:26AM
0.89
6:56PM
0.74
7:03AM
0.82
7:48PM
0.62
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise---5:33-------5:35-------5:35----
Sunset------7:50-------7:49-------7:49-
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222222232323232120191920232222212020192023232221
Feels °C (?)262624242222232222222122232020222222202022202119
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