Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.5°C
0.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 6PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (27 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
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)
4
S
17
4.5
S
16
4
S
16
4
S
16
4
S
16
4
S
16
4
S
16
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9271
9561
8793
8511
8055
7428
6933
5813
5722
4982
3799
3436
2747
2452
2166
1759
1556
1412
1256
1107
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:38PM0.40m
8:43AM0.31m
8:57PM0.42m
9:04AM0.33m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.02m
3:01AM0.02m
2:36PM0.00m
3:20AM0.01m
2:59PM-0.00m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
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