Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
20.5°C
2.4° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 3PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 24s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
0.9
S
20
1.2
S
20
1.5
S
19
1.6
S
18
1.7
S
18
1.7
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
845
811
778
735
683
577
667
1074
1593
1626
1775
1638
1451
1794
1545
1466
1297
1225
1155
1121
971
848
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
SW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:21AM0.20m
7:10PM0.30m
7:27AM0.24m
7:26PM0.34m
7:42AM0.28m
7:43PM0.37m
Low Tide
12:57PM0.12m
1:56AM0.08m
1:07PM0.09m
1:58AM0.05m
1:26PM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
25
27
26
24
22
21
20
20
23
24
23
22
21
21
20
20
22
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
21
26
26
25
25
24
23
21
21
24
24
24
24
22
23
22
22
24
22
22
21
21
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