Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.0° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 7PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.9
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
9
1.8
SSE
10
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
434
421
392
434
443
449
452
394
944
1164
1241
1227
1225
919
730
700
627
976
1698
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:16PM0.36m
8:24AM0.25m
8:41PM0.40m
8:48AM0.28m
Low Tide
1:50PM0.06m
3:00AM0.05m
2:16PM0.03m
3:22AM0.03m
2:41PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Temp °C
26
25
22
21
21
20
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
Feels °C
26
26
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
20
21
20
20
19
20
17
17
17
16
18
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