Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
23.5°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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
0
0
0
0
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)
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
504
430
345
174
133
165
162
131
100
104
106
123
113
135
202
143
128
96
96
94
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:11PM0.36m
8:42AM0.37m
8:37PM0.34m
9:07AM0.37m
Low Tide
2:19PM0.04m
2:30AM-0.02m
2:49PM0.03m
2:51AM-0.02m
3:19PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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Temp °C
26
25
22
22
22
21
20
27
31
28
24
23
22
22
23
26
27
25
24
23
Feels °C
23
22
20
21
21
21
20
26
28
27
23
24
24
25
25
27
28
27
26
24
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