Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
21.6°C
1.8° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 10PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
169
266
380
573
549
482
461
390
468
402
414
377
371
371
383
389
307
307
309
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:37AM0.22m
5:14PM0.21m
5:49PM0.25m
6:52AM0.20m
6:12PM0.29m
Low Tide
2:45PM0.21m
2:23AM0.12m
1:23AM0.11m
11:46AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
29
27
24
22
21
19
19
26
30
25
25
25
24
22
22
26
29
27
24
23
Feels °C
25
24
22
20
20
17
18
24
27
24
26
27
27
24
24
27
28
26
24
25
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