Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
20.6°C
2.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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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
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
S
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.5
S
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.4
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
2
S
12
2.2
S
16
3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
499
491
440
367
440
367
350
263
264
778
494
544
537
639
874
1106
1190
2001
1883
898
855
1113
2352
3828
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:50PM0.24m
11:37AM0.22m
9:47PM0.21m
10:59AM0.18m
7:31PM0.24m
8:02AM0.18m
7:18PM0.29m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.10m
4:28PM0.17m
4:13AM0.12m
1:30PM0.17m
2:33AM0.11m
12:56PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
2
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
23
21
21
24
24
24
22
21
20
20
19
23
25
24
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
Feels °C
24
22
21
24
24
25
25
24
22
22
20
24
24
24
21
20
20
19
18
18
17
18
18
17
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