Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.0° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 6AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
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)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.8
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
1.1
SSW
20
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
S
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
434
443
443
452
443
866
1465
1304
1160
1357
1157
1113
1222
1568
1523
1143
958
980
1023
990
1042
1012
1129
1496
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:24AM0.25m
8:41PM0.40m
8:48AM0.28m
9:06PM0.43m
9:14AM0.29m
Low Tide
3:00AM0.05m
2:16PM0.03m
3:22AM0.03m
2:41PM0.01m
3:44AM0.02m
3:06PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
23
24
22
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
22
22
20
20
Feels °C
23
22
22
25
24
22
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
19
20
20
20
18
17
19
22
21
20
21
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