Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
21.3°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 10AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (02 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
481
481
636
784
867
916
958
890
912
857
912
912
903
836
790
766
704
704
809
727
844
824
871
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:04PM0.29m
10:36AM0.31m
10:16PM0.25m
11:01AM0.27m
10:02PM0.21m
11:26AM0.23m
7:30PM0.20m
Low Tide
4:11AM0.03m
4:39PM0.10m
4:18AM0.06m
4:56PM0.15m
4:06AM0.09m
4:25PM0.20m
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light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
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5:28
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1
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2
2
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Temp °C
20
21
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
17
17
16
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
19
17
18
20
21
20
22
22
21
20
20
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