Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 1AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (16 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
734
770
816
1021
1149
963
838
695
597
539
539
485
495
517
539
491
491
437
428
391
336
336
271
275
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:23PM0.40m
9:25AM0.26m
9:54PM0.42m
9:55AM0.26m
10:24PM0.42m
10:25AM0.26m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.04m
3:17PM0.01m
4:37AM0.04m
3:45PM0.01m
5:03AM0.05m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
20
20
21
25
25
23
21
20
19
19
20
23
22
21
20
19
19
18
20
22
21
Feels °C
23
22
21
21
20
22
24
24
24
22
21
19
19
20
22
21
22
22
20
20
19
21
22
21
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