Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
21.0°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 6AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
S
14
1.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1271
1193
1059
1016
874
704
586
586
499
491
440
367
440
433
350
339
258
778
1180
544
537
744
758
1090
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
W
10
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:49PM0.29m
11:20AM0.25m
10:50PM0.24m
11:37AM0.22m
9:47PM0.21m
10:59AM0.18m
7:31PM0.24m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.07m
5:00PM0.13m
5:08AM0.10m
4:28PM0.17m
4:13AM0.12m
1:30PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
20
19
19
23
28
26
23
22
22
21
21
24
24
24
22
21
20
20
19
22
23
21
20
20
Feels °C
17
17
18
22
26
24
23
23
23
22
22
24
23
25
24
24
23
22
21
24
23
21
20
20
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