Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
20.4°C
2.4° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 11AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (07 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
13
2.3
S
13
2
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
2
S
12
2.5
S
16
3
S
15
4
S
15
4
S
15
4
S
19
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1197
1807
1318
898
759
1076
3001
4680
6309
6638
12876
8034
6533
5372
4547
3468
2829
2305
1592
996
857
878
672
589
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:02AM0.18m
7:18PM0.29m
7:42AM0.22m
7:32PM0.34m
7:53AM0.25m
7:52PM0.38m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.11m
12:56PM0.13m
2:12AM0.08m
1:14PM0.10m
2:19AM0.05m
1:36PM0.06m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
20
20
18
18
19
18
18
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
17
17
16
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