Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.4° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 1AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
8
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
287
320
315
249
264
303
294
286
336
362
257
724
679
796
856
1074
1277
1179
1249
2305
2688
2934
2817
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:57AM0.28m
3:48PM0.19m
1:50AM0.24m
6:27PM0.22m
5:01AM0.21m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.15m
8:42AM0.10m
7:47PM0.18m
10:17AM0.11m
00:07AM0.18m
12:04PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
19
18
17
20
25
26
22
21
19
19
19
21
23
22
21
20
20
19
19
21
24
23
Feels °C
18
18
17
17
16
19
24
24
21
21
19
19
19
22
23
22
22
21
21
19
20
21
22
21
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