Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
20.6°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 10AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (24 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1545
1486
1175
1243
1155
1121
1087
956
797
488
480
333
348
292
233
231
438
635
706
743
845
788
743
722
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:42AM0.28m
7:43PM0.37m
8:01AM0.31m
8:01PM0.40m
8:21AM0.34m
8:21PM0.41m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.05m
1:26PM0.06m
2:08AM0.02m
1:48PM0.04m
2:24AM0.00m
2:12PM0.02m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
23
24
22
20
21
20
20
20
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
19
23
26
25
23
22
Feels °C
23
21
22
25
23
21
20
21
19
20
20
21
18
20
19
19
20
21
19
21
23
23
22
22
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