Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
21.6°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
212
186
183
175
169
266
380
573
549
482
461
390
468
402
427
377
371
377
377
383
373
402
353
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:45PM0.20m
11:37AM0.22m
5:14PM0.21m
5:49PM0.25m
6:52AM0.20m
6:12PM0.29m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.11m
2:45PM0.21m
2:23AM0.12m
1:23AM0.11m
11:46AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
20
19
26
29
27
24
22
21
19
19
27
30
25
26
24
23
22
22
26
29
27
25
23
Feels °C
21
20
18
24
25
23
22
20
20
18
18
25
27
24
27
25
25
25
24
27
28
26
25
25
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