Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.6°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 3PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (23 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1094
946
960
1889
1462
1526
1441
1192
1026
901
889
947
1183
1493
1491
1390
1230
617
585
479
402
426
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:17AM0.16m
7:38PM0.25m
7:30AM0.19m
7:46PM0.29m
7:44AM0.22m
8:02PM0.33m
Low Tide
3:22AM0.13m
1:31PM0.13m
2:41AM0.11m
1:26PM0.10m
2:31AM0.09m
1:37PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
22
27
27
24
22
20
19
19
23
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
21
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
22
23
27
26
26
23
21
20
19
23
18
20
20
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
23
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