Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.9° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 10AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
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
16
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.4
SSW
13
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
515
501
530
460
434
421
392
434
443
449
458
386
431
1066
1481
1608
1275
815
668
623
637
766
898
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:58AM0.23m
8:16PM0.36m
8:24AM0.25m
8:41PM0.40m
8:48AM0.28m
Low Tide
2:39AM0.07m
1:50PM0.06m
3:00AM0.05m
2:16PM0.03m
3:22AM0.03m
2:41PM0.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
21
21
21
23
26
26
22
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
17
18
Feels °C
21
22
22
24
26
27
24
23
22
22
22
21
20
20
19
20
19
20
20
19
19
18
16
17
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