Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.8° C
0.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 10PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s 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 (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
334
325
394
474
522
586
722
722
711
700
793
663
767
1943
1873
1992
1910
1628
1398
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
5
NW
0
SW
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SW
0
SSW
0
S
5
N
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:28AM0.25m
10:59PM0.25m
11:38AM0.21m
10:37PM0.22m
11:27AM0.18m
8:59PM0.21m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.12m
5:42AM0.09m
5:14PM0.16m
5:27AM0.12m
2:28PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
27
26
23
22
22
21
20
23
24
23
21
21
21
21
21
23
24
23
22
21
Feels °C
25
24
24
23
23
23
22
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
23
23
23
22
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