Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (20 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 9PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:18AM0.48m | 6:19AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.02m | 5:29PM0.01m | 6:33PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — |
6 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | — | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
12 | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 12 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1244 | 1304 | 1162 | 1751 | 1726 | 1406 | 1696 | 1696 | 1696 | 1751 | 1406 | 643 | 648 | 829 | 1318 | 929 | 909 | 663 | 642 | 657 | 641 |
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