Dauphin Island Pier surf break

Dauphin Island Pier surfForecast / Alabama / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 20 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
14.9° C
(Which is 3.1°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 3AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
0.4
E
0.6
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)445566666677766666655555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)611425898109951061281261281281118078493433312319191313
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
0.29
11:22PM
0.23
11:31PM
0.14
5:53PM
0.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
-0.13
10:22AM
-0.07
9:22AM
-0.00
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----6:48-------6:47-------6:47---
Sunset------5:19-------5:20-------5:20-
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C131414151617181717181818181919181818181818191918
Feels °C (?)899111214141516161717171818161617171716181817
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