Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
23.3° C
0.4° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 10AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (26 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (26 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
3
3
3
4
4
2
1
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
1.9
SSE
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
2
SSE
10
1.3
S
19
1.5
S
18
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2697
3060
3392
3630
3948
3585
3041
2476
2184
1613
784
1060
878
717
1199
1407
2265
1938
1866
1460
1240
1091
900
812
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:04AM0.19m
7:52PM0.28m
7:41AM0.21m
8:18PM0.31m
8:10AM0.24m
8:42PM0.35m
Low Tide
2:39AM0.13m
1:15PM0.09m
2:41AM0.11m
1:43PM0.06m
2:52AM0.08m
2:07PM0.04m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
21
21
21
20
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
21
24
23
22
21
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
19
20
20
19
21
19
20
20
19
19
20
20
19
18
18
20
22
21
21
21
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