Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 11AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (24 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
3
3
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.6
S
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
S
10
1
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1441
1162
1026
901
993
947
1052
1220
1343
1252
1126
517
577
426
418
354
655
1216
2043
2365
2676
3717
4047
4812
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
E
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
5
N
10
N
0
WSW
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:30AM0.19m
7:46PM0.29m
7:44AM0.22m
8:02PM0.33m
8:02AM0.26m
8:20PM0.37m
Low Tide
2:41AM0.11m
1:26PM0.10m
2:31AM0.09m
1:37PM0.07m
2:34AM0.07m
1:54PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
23
20
21
20
21
20
19
18
20
22
23
21
22
21
20
20
22
23
23
22
20
Feels °C
21
21
21
23
19
19
19
21
21
20
19
20
21
22
21
23
22
22
21
25
24
25
23
20
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