Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.6°C
0.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (13 Oct)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 Tue morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
6
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
469
532
405
389
281
261
201
195
192
147
127
121
121
121
117
119
121
119
113
113
111
111
116
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:12AM0.37m
9:10PM0.33m
9:34AM0.36m
9:28PM0.30m
9:55AM0.34m
Low Tide
2:56AM-0.01m
3:17PM0.02m
3:13AM-0.01m
3:41PM0.04m
3:31AM0.00m
4:04PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
21
20
24
26
26
23
22
21
21
21
24
26
25
22
22
21
21
21
24
26
25
22
22
Feels °C
19
20
18
21
23
23
21
21
19
20
20
21
22
22
19
20
19
19
19
21
22
22
19
19
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