Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.9° C
0.3° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 6AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
0.4
SSW
20
1.8
E
9
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
2
E
8
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
128
541
352
565
540
612
590
475
512
491
539
400
389
378
396
440
336
434
434
501
627
742
724
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:48PM0.27m
12:42PM0.20m
11:34PM0.22m
7:54PM0.22m
6:53AM0.17m
7:34PM0.26m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.10m
5:25PM0.17m
7:43AM0.13m
3:07AM0.15m
12:45PM0.12m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
20
23
26
25
23
22
22
21
20
23
25
24
22
21
21
20
19
22
25
24
22
21
Feels °C
21
21
20
22
23
23
21
21
21
20
19
21
22
21
20
19
19
19
18
20
22
21
20
19
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