Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
23.5° C
0.6° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 11AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
3
4
5
5
5
3
2
3
3
4
3
1
2
1
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
2.3
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
S
19
1.5
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
458
437
361
554
978
1246
1764
2157
3092
3331
3425
3566
3718
2496
2691
2124
1814
1430
1086
926
716
687
1212
1423
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:44AM0.17m
7:24PM0.24m
7:04AM0.19m
7:52PM0.28m
7:41AM0.21m
8:18PM0.31m
Low Tide
3:13AM0.16m
12:21PM0.12m
2:39AM0.13m
1:15PM0.09m
2:41AM0.11m
1:43PM0.06m
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
20
23
22
21
19
19
18
18
19
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
20
18
16
15
16
16
16
15
17
16
17
18
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
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