Dauphin Island Pier surf break

Dauphin Island Pier surfForecast / Alabama / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 CDT
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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
23.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 6PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)555666666556677777666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1617333854605846403532528814316013611688756861658082
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
5
SW
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:35PM
0.52
2:43PM
0.50
3:54PM
0.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
-0.13
3:32AM
-0.11
4:30AM
-0.07
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:16-------6:16
Sunset---7:22-------7:22-------7:23----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202121212121212121222222212121212121212121212122
Feels °C (?)171819212019181819212121191920181920192020202121
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