Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
21.4°C
1.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
233
293
229
223
204
198
195
186
183
244
230
346
441
381
449
351
312
303
238
224
213
227
290
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:18PM0.24m
11:00AM0.23m
9:57PM0.21m
10:56AM0.19m
8:04PM0.21m
8:42AM0.17m
7:03PM0.26m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.08m
4:35PM0.15m
4:05AM0.10m
2:28PM0.17m
2:51AM0.11m
1:14PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:43
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5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
23
24
23
22
22
21
20
21
23
24
24
22
21
20
19
19
23
26
24
22
21
Feels °C
18
18
18
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
19
20
19
20
18
17
17
16
17
20
22
20
19
19
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