Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 2AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
S
15
1.9
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
321
390
384
309
530
1512
2148
2221
2187
1992
1751
1483
1462
1448
1401
1369
1207
1204
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
0
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:52PM0.41m
10:55AM0.26m
11:17PM0.38m
11:26AM0.26m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.02m
5:28AM0.06m
4:42PM0.04m
5:52AM0.07m
5:12PM0.07m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
21
19
19
19
18
20
23
22
21
20
19
18
18
20
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
21
19
19
20
18
21
22
22
22
21
20
19
18
21
22
22
22
21
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