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Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
21.4°C
1.7° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 8AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (06 Oct)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.4
E
7
1.3
ESE
8
2.3
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.3
E
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.9
E
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
726
636
554
526
526
537
193
480
537
524
298
291
441
367
270
156
418
403
367
338
212
575
424
415
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
0
SE
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:45AM0.20m
6:33PM0.30m
7:22AM0.23m
6:54PM0.34m
7:30AM0.27m
7:17PM0.37m
Low Tide
1:47AM0.09m
12:20PM0.15m
1:36AM0.07m
12:47PM0.12m
1:44AM0.04m
1:13PM0.08m
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cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:24
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 mm
1
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1
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1
1
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Temp °C
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
22
23
21
20
20
20
20
21
24
25
24
24
22
Feels °C
19
20
18
17
19
18
19
18
18
18
19
21
21
22
20
19
20
21
22
26
25
26
27
25
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