Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.2° C
0.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 4AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (12 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2541
2350
2137
1937
1726
1677
1605
1581
1581
1535
1512
1356
1174
1057
1042
1058
1162
599
590
563
519
419
424
389
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
0
NNW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:13PM0.26m
6:43AM0.21m
7:48PM0.30m
7:39AM0.23m
8:20PM0.34m
8:19AM0.24m
Low Tide
1:46AM0.14m
1:05PM0.07m
2:28AM0.10m
1:46PM0.05m
3:03AM0.07m
2:19PM0.03m
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
19
19
20
24
23
22
21
21
20
20
21
24
23
22
21
20
19
19
21
24
23
Feels °C
22
21
20
19
20
21
24
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
18
18
19
21
20
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