Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
20.5°C
2.4° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 10PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
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)
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
0.9
S
20
1.2
S
20
1.5
S
19
1.6
S
18
1.7
S
18
1.7
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
778
735
683
577
667
1074
1593
1626
1775
1638
1451
1602
1380
1327
1315
1243
1155
1121
971
848
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
5
NE
10
N
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:10PM0.30m
7:27AM0.24m
7:26PM0.34m
7:42AM0.28m
7:43PM0.37m
Low Tide
12:57PM0.12m
1:56AM0.08m
1:07PM0.09m
1:58AM0.05m
1:26PM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
24
22
21
20
20
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
23
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
27
25
26
23
22
21
21
24
23
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
23
22
21
21
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