Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.0° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 10AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (04 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.7
E
9
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
0.7
SSW
12
1
E
10
0.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
461
470
481
481
487
400
391
333
372
372
372
325
471
195
195
192
192
495
508
605
673
152
188
113
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
0
SSW
10
SE
15
E
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:51PM0.39m
11:06AM0.28m
11:12PM0.36m
11:35AM0.26m
11:33PM0.32m
12:05PM0.23m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.04m
4:58PM0.06m
5:52AM0.05m
5:20PM0.09m
6:18AM0.08m
5:37PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
21
23
24
22
21
20
20
20
22
25
25
22
22
21
20
20
22
25
24
22
22
Feels °C
22
21
21
23
23
24
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
20
21
20
19
20
20
23
22
20
21
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