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Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 05 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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 2PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (05 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
8
2.4
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
16
1.5
ESE
8
0.6
SSW
15
1.7
ESE
8
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
1.6
ESE
8
1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
558
587
706
726
707
805
727
657
604
592
665
598
45
27
50
280
167
335
515
494
298
142
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:14AM0.19m
6:16PM0.25m
7:45AM0.20m
6:33PM0.30m
7:22AM0.23m
6:54PM0.34m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.19m
1:47AM0.09m
12:20PM0.15m
1:36AM0.07m
12:47PM0.12m
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light rain
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5:26
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Temp °C
21
23
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
23
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
21
21
19
18
18
19
20
19
18
19
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
20
22
23
20
21
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