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Dauphin Island Pier surf break

Dauphin Island Pier surfForecast / Alabama / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
 (Which is 2.0°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 2PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 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 (?)
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ENE
0.1
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)334445544445566576666553
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1210193227271811421133214311110
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
20
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
0.37
9:15PM
0.37
9:52PM
0.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:53AM
-0.20
8:41AM
-0.21
9:21AM
-0.21
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset--5:14-------5:15-------5:15-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------21---------------
Temp. °C131516171818181311111310974335987666
Feels °C (?)9101111131313954611-3-6-6-4-2211001
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