Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.5° C
0.5° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 8PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (16 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
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)
2.2
ESE
10
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
838
695
633
573
573
495
495
506
563
491
502
437
437
343
329
266
266
275
357
390
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:25AM0.26m
9:54PM0.42m
9:55AM0.26m
10:24PM0.42m
10:25AM0.26m
Low Tide
3:17PM0.01m
4:37AM0.04m
3:45PM0.01m
5:03AM0.05m
4:14PM0.02m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
22
20
19
19
18
20
24
22
21
20
19
19
18
20
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
23
24
22
21
20
19
18
21
23
21
22
22
20
20
19
21
21
21
20
21
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