Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.6°C
0.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 2AM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)18s
Evening (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
0
1
3
3
4
5
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
S
19
3.5
S
18
3.5
S
17
4
S
16
4
S
16
4
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
354
655
1863
2043
2365
2907
3717
3969
4812
4357
4153
6418
7405
7962
7387
8727
8110
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:02PM0.33m
8:02AM0.26m
8:20PM0.37m
8:22AM0.29m
8:38PM0.40m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.07m
1:54PM0.04m
2:45AM0.04m
2:14PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
20
19
22
23
22
20
20
20
20
19
20
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
23
22
21
21
21
25
23
21
19
20
20
20
19
19
17
17
16
16
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