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Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
21.6°C
1.5° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 8PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.1
S
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
484
476
469
367
367
350
419
560
635
592
486
495
469
929
995
898
827
909
879
639
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:24AM0.36m
9:24PM0.37m
9:47AM0.35m
9:46PM0.33m
10:11AM0.33m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.02m
3:41AM-0.01m
3:52PM0.03m
3:57AM0.01m
4:16PM0.06m
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cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:33
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5:31
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5:50
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5:50
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5:51
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 mm
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1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
2
1
1
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Temp °C
24
23
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
19
20
19
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
25
23
22
21
21
21
19
20
20
20
19
17
16
17
18
16
17
18
18
18
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