Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 10AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
3
SSE
10
4
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SE
10
1.4
S
21
1.9
SSW
19
2.1
SSW
19
2.1
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
18
2
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1437
1218
843
847
1513
2538
1844
1810
2187
2079
1993
2137
1876
1420
1591
1729
2444
2883
2670
2552
2213
1479
1608
1239
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
N
10
SE
5
SE
0
ENE
5
N
5
N
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:48AM0.28m
9:06PM0.43m
9:14AM0.29m
9:31PM0.44m
9:39AM0.31m
Low Tide
3:22AM0.03m
2:41PM0.01m
3:44AM0.02m
3:06PM0.00m
4:04AM0.02m
3:31PM0.00m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
19
22
20
19
18
17
17
19
22
21
21
20
19
19
19
21
24
23
21
21
Feels °C
19
19
20
20
19
23
21
18
17
15
16
20
21
21
22
20
19
19
19
20
21
20
19
20
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