Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 21 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 12PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
586
722
722
711
700
793
663
767
1943
1873
1992
1750
1628
1398
1230
1094
1094
960
960
1866
1462
1491
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:38AM0.21m
10:37PM0.22m
11:27AM0.18m
8:59PM0.21m
8:17AM0.16m
7:38PM0.25m
Low Tide
5:42AM0.09m
5:14PM0.16m
5:27AM0.12m
2:28PM0.16m
3:22AM0.13m
1:31PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
22
25
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
24
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
27
27
23
22
Feels °C
21
24
26
25
25
24
25
24
24
23
23
21
22
22
22
22
23
24
26
27
24
23
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