Dauphin Island Pier surf break

Dauphin Island Pier surfForecast / Alabama / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 11 May 2026 CDT
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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
23.4° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (11 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (11 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
22
22
20
19
11
11
6
6
9
10
10
11
14
15
21
15
13
9
5
5
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
S
15
S
5
SW
10
NW
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNE
25
NNE
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:13PM0.23m
9:59AM0.23m
8:52AM0.30m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.13m
5:50PM0.14m
6:26PM0.05m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:37
7:37
7:37
5
7
5
3
Temp °C
23
24
24
25
22
21
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
21
21
20
20
22
23
24
25
23
22
20
26
25
25
27
23
21
20
19
21
22
23
23
25
21
22
21
22
23
22
23
23
21
19
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
11
22
22
20
19
11
11
6
6
5
6
7
11
14
15
21
15
13
9
5
5
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
10
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
4
2
7
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.6
N
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
W
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
8
10
9
9
10
10
1
1
1
3
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1575
1685
1489
662
862
1395
911
911
911
1258
911
911
1395
687
684
684
701
693
890
863
643
641
641
641
Best forecast wave conditions in Alabama
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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