
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 1AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:42AM0.52m | 11:32AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM-0.08m | 10:55PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1775 | 1696 | 1696 | 1098 | 1092 | 1092 | 1162 | 1162 | 646 | 1696 | 1726 | 1696 | 909 | 1172 | 1696 | 1726 | 1721 | 1696 | 1721 |
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