Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Issued: 2 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.1° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 10AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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)
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
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)
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
476
424
514
578
1608
2061
2448
2227
2194
1848
1756
1399
1407
1493
1413
1248
1061
1134
1126
1124
1004
785
688
707
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
ENE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:35PM0.38m
10:26AM0.26m
11:01PM0.38m
10:59AM0.26m
11:27PM0.37m
11:35AM0.24m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.07m
4:28PM0.03m
5:40AM0.07m
4:56PM0.05m
6:15AM0.07m
5:25PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<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
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
21
24
22
21
21
20
20
19
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
18
20
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
20
19
18
20
22
20
20
21
20
21
20
22
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
20
20
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
Energy kJ
476
424
514
578
1608
2061
2448
2227
2194
1848
1756
1399
1407
1493
1413
1248
1061
1134
1126
1124
1004
785
688
707
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
Energy kJ
206
206
170
166
163
160
146
114
114
111
111
109
74
72
69
69
68
66
61
63
46
297
285
269
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SSE
15
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
17
13
9
124
2
19
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
38
37
71
36
62
61
61
46
45
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
0.4
W
3
1.1
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.6
SW
3
0.4
E
3
0.9
ESE
9
Energy kJ
33
2
149
76
7
3
156
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
950
950
2
0
0
0
0
0
950
950
2
2
0
0
0
0
950
10
10
951
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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