
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 7AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WSW 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:44AM0.59m | 10:40AM0.57m | 11:32AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM-0.19m | 11:08PM-0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
8 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 48 | 40 | 42 | 48 | 70 | 55 | 40 | 28 | 48 | 68 | 45 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 715 | 1162 | 1162 | 1162 | 1162 | 1751 | 1183 | 761 | 909 | 713 | 909 | 1025 | 1775 | 1751 | 1751 | 1726 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 684 | 662 | 1162 | 1162 | 782 |
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