Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
21.3°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 8AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (05 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.4
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
0.2
SSW
16
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
567
569
594
587
653
635
707
826
727
639
604
604
677
616
598
598
25
300
287
311
345
264
330
391
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:14AM0.19m
6:16PM0.25m
7:45AM0.20m
6:33PM0.30m
7:22AM0.23m
6:54PM0.34m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.11m
12:01PM0.19m
1:47AM0.09m
12:20PM0.15m
1:36AM0.07m
12:47PM0.12m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
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5:26
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 mm
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1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
20
20
21
23
23
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
23
21
21
21
20
21
23
22
23
22
20
Feels °C
20
19
21
21
20
18
18
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
18
19
19
18
20
21
21
21
21
20
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