Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.6°C
0.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 8AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)18s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
0
1
3
3
4
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
19
3.5
S
18
3.5
S
17
4
S
16
4
S
16
4
S
16
4
S
16
4
S
16
4
S
16
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
655
1863
2043
2365
2907
3717
3969
4255
4357
4153
6102
7405
7962
9493
9149
8511
7664
7056
6933
6371
5140
4415
4033
3423
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
0
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:02AM0.26m
8:20PM0.37m
8:22AM0.29m
8:38PM0.40m
8:43AM0.31m
8:57PM0.42m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.07m
1:54PM0.04m
2:45AM0.04m
2:14PM0.02m
3:01AM0.02m
2:36PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
22
23
22
20
20
20
20
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
21
20
20
25
23
21
19
20
20
20
19
19
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
13
13
14
14
14
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