Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.7° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 6AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
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)
1.7
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
9
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1206
1362
1281
1059
506
761
620
494
431
295
283
300
383
399
397
436
556
455
459
481
461
400
380
408
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
0
SSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:09PM0.42m
10:13AM0.30m
10:30PM0.41m
10:39AM0.30m
10:51PM0.39m
11:06AM0.28m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.03m
4:10PM0.01m
5:02AM0.03m
4:34PM0.04m
5:27AM0.04m
4:58PM0.06m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
20
22
22
21
21
20
19
19
20
23
24
22
22
20
20
20
21
24
24
22
22
Feels °C
19
18
17
20
20
21
22
22
20
20
20
22
24
24
23
23
21
21
22
24
25
25
23
23
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