Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 04 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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 11AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (04 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.4
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.3
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
1.5
SE
8
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
0.4
SSW
12
2.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
779
644
783
783
824
699
789
770
647
592
577
569
688
691
766
311
787
723
627
598
616
684
45
634
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:02PM0.21m
11:26AM0.23m
7:30PM0.20m
11:14AM0.19m
6:16PM0.25m
7:45AM0.20m
6:33PM0.30m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.09m
4:25PM0.20m
2:58AM0.11m
12:01PM0.19m
1:47AM0.09m
12:20PM0.15m
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light rain
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5:26
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 mm
1
3
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
21
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
23
23
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
Feels °C
23
21
22
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
20
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
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