Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 3PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 3 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:15AM0.49m | 9:02AM0.49m | 9:43AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.02m | 8:46PM0.03m | 9:08PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
— | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1481 | 1406 | 1406 | 1092 | 646 | 648 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 1751 | 1751 | 662 | 643 | 657 | 657 | 1406 | 1696 | 1751 | 1751 | 1707 | 654 |
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