Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
20.3°C
2.5° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 2AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (06 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Tue morning).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
Swell
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
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
S
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.5
S
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1
SSW
24
1.9
S
16
3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
263
264
778
494
544
537
639
874
1106
1197
1811
1452
898
855
1068
1766
4028
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:47PM0.21m
10:59AM0.18m
7:31PM0.24m
8:02AM0.18m
7:18PM0.29m
Low Tide
4:28PM0.17m
4:13AM0.12m
1:30PM0.17m
2:33AM0.11m
12:56PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
20
23
24
22
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
Feels °C
25
25
24
22
22
25
23
21
20
21
21
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
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