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Dauphin Island Pier surfForecast / Alabama / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dauphin Island Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dauphin Island Pier sea temperature is
23.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 1PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 | E 4 | S 5 | S 5 | |
11 | 11 | 6 | 64 | 54 | 41 | 74 | 82 | 60 | 60 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 9:59AM0.23m | 8:52AM0.30m | 8:45AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.13m | 5:50PM0.14m | 6:26PM0.05m | 7:14PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | 7:38 |
7 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — |
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 27 | 39 | 64 | 54 | 41 | 74 | 82 | 60 | 60 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1092 | 1337 | 911 | 911 | 911 | 701 | 739 | 754 | 755 | 755 | 789 | 849 | 715 | 645 | 643 | 641 | 641 | 641 | 642 | 849 | 642 | 1140 | 657 | 643 |
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