Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
21.3°C
1.8° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 3PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
8
2.1
E
7
2
E
7
1.1
SE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.5
ESE
10
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
303
478
431
170
237
194
194
359
326
299
224
399
390
430
458
447
425
393
468
558
683
808
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
WNW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:22AM0.23m
6:54PM0.34m
7:30AM0.27m
7:17PM0.37m
7:47AM0.31m
7:41PM0.38m
Low Tide
12:47PM0.12m
1:44AM0.04m
1:13PM0.08m
1:57AM0.02m
1:39PM0.06m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:26
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5:24
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5:52
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5:53
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1
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2
9
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Temp °C
20
22
25
24
22
21
21
21
21
24
25
25
23
22
22
21
21
24
24
24
22
21
Feels °C
19
21
23
22
22
21
23
23
23
26
26
27
25
24
24
22
22
25
23
24
24
24
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