Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
21.3°C
1.7° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 9PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (03 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.5
E
8
3
E
8
3
E
8
3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
903
903
897
893
736
779
688
629
617
697
742
724
706
632
647
653
805
869
869
957
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:01AM0.27m
10:02PM0.21m
11:26AM0.23m
7:30PM0.20m
11:14AM0.19m
6:16PM0.25m
Low Tide
4:56PM0.15m
4:06AM0.09m
4:25PM0.20m
2:58AM0.11m
12:01PM0.19m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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1
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
22
21
22
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
19
19
19
20
23
21
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
19
20
19
18
19
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