Surf Forecasts:
Fort Dauphin surf forecast from 12 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 15 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 19 Jun, 3PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period, S swell with 1,945 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 13 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S 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 Saturday (Jun 13) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fort Dauphin in the next 16 days are 2.2m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 19) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Mon 15th Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Fri 19th Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Dauphin over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 569 | 265 | 243 | 176 | 145 | 148 | 1403 | 1230 | 1266 | 1400 | 1026 | 901 | 413 | 278 | 254 | 894 | 1200 | 941 | 859 | 1142 | 1945 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:34AM0.26m | 7:40PM0.30m | 7:22AM0.26m | 8:13PM0.33m | 8:05AM0.26m | 8:47PM0.35m | 8:44AM0.25m | 9:23PM0.37m | 9:20AM0.24m | 10:00PM0.39m | 9:55AM0.23m | 10:37PM0.39m | 10:30AM0.22m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.13m | 1:05PM0.04m | 1:55AM0.10m | 1:41PM0.03m | 2:41AM0.08m | 2:15PM0.02m | 3:24AM0.06m | 2:46PM0.02m | 4:06AM0.06m | 3:16PM0.02m | 4:47AM0.07m | 3:46PM0.03m | 5:27AM0.08m | 4:18PM0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 569 | 258 | 129 | 176 | 145 | 148 | 1403 | 1230 | 1266 | 1400 | 1026 | 901 | 413 | 130 | 254 | 894 | 1200 | 941 | 625 | 1142 | 1945 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 15 | S 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 278 | 265 | 243 | 67 | 21 | 33 | 50 | 187 | 297 | 158 | 208 | 203 | 161 | 278 | 108 | 68 | 69 | 411 | 859 | 339 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 41 | 36 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 78 | 71 | 136 | 7 | 151 | 154 | 139 | 243 | 157 | 51 | 51 | 35 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | 271 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 950 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 367 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 950 | 950 | 2 | 950 |
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