Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.5° C
0.5° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 8AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (14 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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)
1
2
3
0
1
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.6
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
507
426
609
559
844
731
853
805
1021
917
812
749
749
781
753
874
792
994
826
845
773
790
721
641
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:19AM0.24m
8:52PM0.37m
8:53AM0.25m
9:23PM0.40m
9:25AM0.26m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.07m
2:19PM0.03m
3:36AM0.05m
2:49PM0.02m
4:07AM0.04m
3:17PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:19
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
22
24
24
22
21
20
19
19
21
25
24
22
21
21
20
19
21
24
24
22
21
Feels °C
19
18
18
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
21
25
24
23
22
22
21
20
22
24
23
22
22
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