Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 17 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 12PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (17 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
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)
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
S
14
1.6
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
506
482
491
502
527
437
351
329
266
227
275
321
390
384
309
338
1060
1819
2221
2468
2221
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:55AM0.26m
10:24PM0.42m
10:25AM0.26m
10:52PM0.41m
10:55AM0.26m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.04m
3:45PM0.01m
5:03AM0.05m
4:14PM0.02m
5:28AM0.06m
4:42PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
18
20
24
22
21
20
20
20
19
20
23
22
21
19
19
19
19
20
23
22
20
19
Feels °C
18
20
22
20
21
21
21
20
19
20
22
19
21
19
19
20
20
22
23
22
20
20
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