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Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
21.5°C
1.5° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 1PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.1
S
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
E
8
3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
560
635
592
550
435
469
915
888
690
925
814
604
607
623
618
707
803
889
871
902
1029
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:47AM0.35m
9:46PM0.33m
10:11AM0.33m
10:04PM0.29m
10:36AM0.31m
Low Tide
3:41AM-0.01m
3:52PM0.03m
3:57AM0.01m
4:16PM0.06m
4:11AM0.03m
4:39PM0.10m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:33
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5:31
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5:31
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5:50
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5:51
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5:51
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 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
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1
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
Feels °C
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
18
17
18
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