Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (28 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 7PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:03AM0.38m | 11:58AM0.32m | 1:53AM0.25m | 2:11PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.16m | 8:05PM0.22m | 7:51AM0.22m | 5:16PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 648 | 1269 | 1449 | 657 | 657 | 657 | 648 | 662 | 662 | 1230 | 1315 | 1315 | 1395 | 1395 | 1297 | 1318 | 1172 | 1318 | 1406 | 1269 | 1315 |
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