Dauphin Island Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.25° N 88.08° W

Dauphin Island Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dauphin Island Pier sea temperature is
31.0° C
1.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 5PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
11
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.7
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.1
SE
5
0.4
SW
4
0.1
SE
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.3
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
3
6
8
7
2
2
2
2
1
12
3
9
14
1
5
1
5
8
2
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WNW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WSW
30
SW
10
NW
20
W
5
N
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
SW
20
SW
35
W
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:51AM0.39m
3:33AM0.44m
Low Tide
1:33PM0.12m
2:33PM0.07m
3:27PM0.04m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
 mm
1
1
1
4
4
2
3
3
Temp °C
29
30
30
30
29
29
28
28
28
29
30
29
27
27
28
27
27
28
31
29
26
Feels °C
33
33
30
30
29
31
30
31
31
31
30
33
29
31
31
30
30
31
32
28
27
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