Surf Forecasts:
Fort Dauphin surf forecast from 8 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 15 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 15 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period, SSW swell with 1,163 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 8 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E 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 (Jun 08) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 15s is also forecast. 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 1.6m 15s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 15) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 10) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Mon 8th Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Mon 15th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Mon 15th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Dauphin over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 464 | 645 | 346 | 311 | 266 | 277 | 183 | 268 | 290 | 269 | 269 | 149 | 512 | 461 | 333 | 240 | 200 | 98 | 164 | 97 | 454 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:57PM0.18m | 1:28AM0.30m | 4:12PM0.19m | 2:48AM0.28m | 5:47PM0.22m | 4:22AM0.27m | 6:32PM0.25m | 5:36AM0.27m | 7:07PM0.28m | 6:34AM0.26m | 7:40PM0.30m | 7:22AM0.26m | 8:13PM0.33m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.14m | 9:17AM0.11m | 7:55PM0.17m | 10:33AM0.09m | 9:57PM0.18m | 11:35AM0.07m | 11:48PM0.16m | 12:24PM0.06m | 1:02AM0.13m | 1:05PM0.04m | 1:55AM0.10m | 1:41PM0.03m | 2:41AM0.08m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 263 | 645 | 346 | 311 | 266 | 277 | 134 | 111 | 120 | 269 | 269 | 145 | 512 | 307 | 326 | 240 | 143 | 98 | 164 | 97 | 454 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 86 | 103 | 278 | 166 | 122 | 184 | 52 | 268 | 290 | 103 | 64 | 137 | 250 | 461 | 333 | 142 | 200 | 51 | 22 | 68 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SE 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | S 10 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 | E 8 | SW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 57 | 63 | 149 | 199 | 9 | 183 | 37 | 82 | 52 | 70 | 149 | 96 | 62 | 61 | 104 | 33 | 85 | 21 | 20 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 464 | — | — | 5 | 17 | 42 | 55 | 162 | — | — | 51 | — | — | 3 | 16 | 7 | 28 | 64 | 37 | 53 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 950 | 0 | 0 | 950 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 951 | 0 |
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