
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 4PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
167 | 173 | 85 | 31 | 42 | 45 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:55AM0.47m | 7:43AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM-0.04m | 6:49PM-0.05m | 7:46PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
167 | 132 | 85 | 31 | 42 | 45 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
33 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | 24 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 7 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
56 | 173 | 38 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 569 | 619 | 1063 | 1063 | 635 | 117 | 662 | 662 | 642 | 1045 | 1321 | 1047 | 642 | 642 | 642 | 641 | 641 | 715 | 909 | 654 | 657 |
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