Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.6°C
0.1° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 8PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
3
3
4
4
4
2
0
1
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
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)
1.5
S
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
19
3.5
S
18
3.5
S
17
4
S
16
4
S
16
4
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
507
426
418
354
655
1863
2043
2365
2907
3717
4275
4812
4284
4153
6037
7322
7868
9377
8980
8457
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:02PM0.33m
8:02AM0.26m
8:20PM0.37m
8:22AM0.29m
8:38PM0.40m
Low Tide
1:37PM0.07m
2:34AM0.07m
1:54PM0.04m
2:45AM0.04m
2:14PM0.02m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
22
23
22
21
21
20
19
22
23
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
22
22
23
23
22
22
20
24
24
19
19
20
20
21
21
20
17
16
16
16
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