Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
21.3°C
1.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 12AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)--
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
1.4
SE
10
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
390
384
458
447
419
393
468
558
683
808
1081
1250
1081
1067
1199
1169
962
665
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
0
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:17PM0.37m
7:47AM0.31m
7:41PM0.38m
8:07AM0.34m
8:04PM0.38m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.02m
1:39PM0.06m
2:11AM0.00m
2:05PM0.04m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:24
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5:22
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5:53
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5:54
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 mm
2
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Temp °C
23
22
21
21
20
24
25
23
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
25
24
23
23
21
25
24
23
24
25
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
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