Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.0° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 2PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
501
530
460
434
421
392
434
449
449
458
400
486
1086
1345
1684
1354
919
745
605
546
650
682
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:58AM0.23m
8:16PM0.36m
8:24AM0.25m
8:41PM0.40m
8:48AM0.28m
Low Tide
1:50PM0.06m
3:00AM0.05m
2:16PM0.03m
3:22AM0.03m
2:41PM0.01m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
4
12
8
1
Temp °C
21
23
26
24
21
21
21
20
21
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
17
17
16
15
16
Feels °C
22
25
26
25
23
24
24
23
22
22
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
17
16
13
13
15
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