Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 2AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
3
S
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
S
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1577
1695
1233
1037
882
1153
2188
2199
1640
1387
1316
1739
1955
1710
1394
1247
1048
1729
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
0
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
8:41PM0.40m
8:48AM0.28m
9:06PM0.43m
9:14AM0.29m
Low Tide
3:22AM0.03m
2:41PM0.01m
3:44AM0.02m
3:06PM0.00m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
3
2
2
1
1
3
11
10
13
8
3
2
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
23
22
21
20
Feels °C
20
20
19
20
19
20
16
16
17
15
18
15
17
17
21
23
22
21
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