Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.3° C
0.7° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 3PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (15 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
688
673
688
749
734
912
875
1125
1172
1032
951
828
717
651
563
487
487
442
452
399
443
419
391
336
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
0
S
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:53AM0.25m
9:23PM0.40m
9:25AM0.26m
9:54PM0.42m
9:55AM0.26m
10:24PM0.42m
Low Tide
3:36AM0.05m
2:49PM0.02m
4:07AM0.04m
3:17PM0.01m
4:37AM0.04m
3:45PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
21
24
24
22
21
20
20
19
21
25
26
22
20
20
19
19
20
23
22
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
19
22
24
25
23
22
21
21
19
22
24
24
22
21
21
20
20
21
22
20
22
22
22
22
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