Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.4° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 6AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 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 (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
287
256
264
303
294
286
336
362
257
362
679
796
856
1074
1277
1179
1249
1096
2723
2721
2817
2541
2318
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
SE
10
SE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:57AM0.28m
3:48PM0.19m
1:50AM0.24m
6:27PM0.22m
5:01AM0.21m
7:13PM0.26m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.10m
7:47PM0.18m
10:17AM0.11m
00:07AM0.18m
12:04PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
20
24
25
22
20
19
19
18
20
23
22
21
20
20
20
19
21
24
23
22
21
Feels °C
17
17
16
19
23
23
21
20
19
19
18
21
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
21
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