Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.3° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
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
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
S
15
1.9
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
266
227
275
321
390
384
309
524
1512
2148
2395
2187
1992
1751
1507
1462
1299
1269
1227
1207
1074
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
15
SSW
15
S
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:25AM0.26m
10:52PM0.41m
10:55AM0.26m
11:17PM0.38m
11:26AM0.26m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.05m
4:14PM0.02m
5:28AM0.06m
4:42PM0.04m
5:52AM0.07m
5:12PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
23
22
21
19
19
19
19
20
23
22
21
20
19
18
18
20
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
19
20
21
20
21
19
19
20
20
22
23
22
22
21
20
19
19
21
22
22
22
21
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