Surf Forecasts:
Fort Dauphin surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period, S swell with 9,149 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 31 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fort Dauphin this week:
The surf forecast for Fort Dauphin over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fort Dauphin in the next 16 days are 4.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Dauphin over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7405 | 9493 | 8011 | 6385 | 4437 | 2939 | 1770 | 1412 | 972 | 496 | 409 | 284 | 164 | 123 | 57 | 390 | 367 | 375 | 356 | 108 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38PM0.40m | 8:43AM0.31m | 8:57PM0.42m | 9:04AM0.33m | 9:16PM0.43m | 9:26AM0.34m | 9:35PM0.42m | 9:49AM0.34m | 9:55PM0.40m | 10:12AM0.33m | 10:15PM0.37m | 10:35AM0.31m | 10:35PM0.33m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.02m | 3:01AM0.02m | 2:36PM0.00m | 3:20AM0.01m | 2:59PM-0.00m | 3:40AM-0.00m | 3:23PM0.00m | 4:00AM-0.01m | 3:47PM0.01m | 4:20AM0.00m | 4:10PM0.03m | 4:39AM0.01m | 4:32PM0.05m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 7405 | 9493 | 8011 | 6385 | 4437 | 2939 | 1770 | 1412 | 972 | 496 | 409 | 284 | 164 | 123 | 57 | 390 | 367 | 375 | 356 | 108 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | — | — | 25 | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 53 | 46 | 84 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 7 | — | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 247 | — | 7 | 90 | 273 | 380 | 483 | 616 | 529 | 512 | 513 | 416 | 449 | 523 | — | — | — | — | 469 | 651 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 956 | 950 | 956 | 372 | 952 | 951 | 951 | 367 | 367 | 950 | 367 | 0 | 950 | 376 | 0 | 952 | 0 | 2 | 950 | 367 |
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