Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.0°C
0.8° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
308
303
237
250
232
299
236
232
179
107
104
96
119
120
113
171
226
215
191
268
264
264
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:17AM0.33m
10:11PM0.30m
10:35AM0.30m
10:19PM0.27m
10:50AM0.27m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.01m
4:20PM0.05m
4:22AM0.02m
4:40PM0.08m
4:36AM0.05m
4:53PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
20
22
23
22
21
20
19
18
18
21
24
23
21
20
20
19
18
22
26
24
21
21
Feels °C
15
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
17
19
18
17
16
17
16
16
19
22
21
19
19
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