Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 2PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 9 | SSW 3 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:20AM0.49m | 8:15AM0.49m | 9:02AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.01m | 8:13PM0.02m | 8:46PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 821 | 821 | 1251 | 782 | 662 | 1481 | 657 | 1362 | 1362 | 662 | 1297 | 1645 | 1678 | 643 | 657 | 643 | 662 | 662 | 1047 | 1696 | 1751 | 1406 | 642 |
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