Fort Dauphin Surf Break

Lat Long: 25.01° S 46.99° E

Fort Dauphin WaveFinder

Issued: 8 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
22.3° C
0.7° 

Fort Dauphin surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Fort Dauphin surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period, SSW swell with 2,999 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m 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 2.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 9PM.

Wave TypeTime (EAT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3AM (Thu 9th Jul)6ft (1.8m) 7s
Best Surf 6AM (Sat 11th Jul)7ft (2.2m) 16s
Most Powerful12PM (Sat 11th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Dauphin over the next 16 days.


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