Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.9° C
0.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 9AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (27 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (27 Jul)5ft (1.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
3
2
1
1
0
0
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
1.9
SSE
9
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.3
S
19
1.5
S
18
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
S
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1921
1520
602
1081
878
687
1199
1407
2265
1938
2011
1460
1240
1223
1001
823
700
690
599
499
594
1259
1151
1109
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:41AM0.21m
8:18PM0.31m
8:10AM0.24m
8:42PM0.35m
8:35AM0.26m
Low Tide
2:41AM0.11m
1:43PM0.06m
2:52AM0.08m
2:07PM0.04m
3:09AM0.07m
2:31PM0.01m
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
21
24
24
22
21
20
20
19
21
24
23
22
21
Feels °C
21
20
19
20
19
19
20
19
20
18
19
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
19
20
22
21
21
20
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