
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 5PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 5 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:43AM0.48m | 8:33AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM-0.05m | 7:46PM-0.06m | 8:41PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — |
13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1230 | 1230 | 1269 | 1285 | 642 | 642 | 641 | 642 | 642 | 1092 | 1092 | 643 | 642 | 643 | 642 | 642 | 643 | 662 | 643 | 642 | 663 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Alabama | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)











