Dauphin Island Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.25° N 88.08° W

Dauphin Island Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dauphin Island Pier sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.9° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 4PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest 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 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
9
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.4
WSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
5
4
3
4
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
10
SW
35
SW
30
N
20
NW
5
E
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
NW
20
W
25
W
25
NW
25
WNW
15
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:33AM0.44m
4:22AM0.47m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.07m
3:27PM0.04m
4:26PM0.02m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:30
7:29
 mm
2
3
1
2
2
3
1
3
1
5
4
1
Temp °C
28
31
30
27
27
26
28
27
28
30
30
30
28
29
29
28
28
30
30
30
30
Feels °C
30
34
28
26
28
29
30
30
31
33
30
30
31
31
31
30
29
33
31
30
32
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