
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 1PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 73 | 70 | 82 | 79 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 42 | 62 | 99 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:54AM0.58m | 6:10AM0.55m | 7:23AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM0.01m | 6:15PM0.05m | 6:52PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||||
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
82 | 73 | 70 | 82 | 79 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | S 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 25 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 42 | 62 | 99 | 170 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 642 | 642 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 642 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 663 | 1577 | 1641 | 1489 | 694 | 658 | 782 | 1696 | 782 | 782 | 789 | 806 |
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