Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 2AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:10PM0.28m | 1:59AM0.24m | 2:16AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.22m | 10:08AM0.19m | 1:33PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | W 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1696 | 1751 | 1751 | 1140 | 1696 | 662 | 662 | 1140 | 1775 | 1696 | 641 | 1162 | 662 | 1140 | 1140 | 1140 | 1140 | 1140 | 1092 |
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