Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
20.8°C
2.3° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 1AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
0.9
S
16
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
743
722
683
690
590
469
918
868
861
874
925
965
1088
869
834
742
624
580
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:21PM0.41m
8:41AM0.35m
8:41PM0.41m
9:02AM0.36m
Low Tide
2:43AM-0.02m
2:37PM0.01m
3:03AM-0.02m
3:02PM0.01m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
22
21
20
20
25
27
25
23
22
21
19
20
25
29
27
23
22
Feels °C
21
22
22
20
19
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23
22
20
19
18
18
19
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26
25
22
22
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