Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.4°C
1.2° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (24 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
11
2.2
S
11
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
323
581
520
473
589
902
385
949
1208
2436
2775
2692
2507
2157
1932
1400
1194
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:57PM0.35m
7:36AM0.32m
7:21PM0.36m
7:57AM0.34m
7:46PM0.37m
Low Tide
1:26AM0.02m
1:21PM0.07m
1:46AM-0.00m
1:50PM0.05m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
25
24
23
22
22
23
23
23
22
21
20
19
20
20
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
27
27
24
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
18
20
18
18
18
17
17
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