Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.1° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 1PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.2
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSW
20
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
S
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
452
443
494
1211
1481
1325
1115
843
904
1440
1684
1515
1199
976
939
959
867
894
865
1039
1729
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
0
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:24AM0.25m
8:41PM0.40m
8:48AM0.28m
9:06PM0.43m
9:14AM0.29m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.03m
3:22AM0.03m
2:41PM0.01m
3:44AM0.02m
3:06PM0.00m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
4
3
3
2
1
3
4
6
17
4
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
21
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
19
19
18
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
23
24
22
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
16
18
18
18
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
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