Dauphin Island Pier surf break

Dauphin Island Pier surfForecast / Alabama / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 02 May 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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (02 May)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
7
7
7
12
12
12
14
15
8
8
7
6
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:38AM0.46m
11:12AM0.47m
11:51AM0.46m
Low Tide
9:48PM-0.06m
10:42PM-0.06m
11:45PM-0.05m
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
6:07
6:05
6:05
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7:30
7:30
7:30
7:31
5
3
Temp °C
14
13
14
18
22
22
19
19
17
16
17
19
20
21
21
20
19
19
19
21
21
21
21
21
9
6
8
12
16
14
12
13
12
11
13
17
17
17
19
18
17
18
17
20
19
19
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
7
7
7
12
12
12
14
15
8
5
5
6
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
NW
5
0.2
S
8
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
3
1
3
7
1
5
5
5
8
7
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
5
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
27
42
45
28
10
14
22
28
20
12
10
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
657
642
654
849
862
755
643
788
788
890
836
849
1244
1172
1406
890
887
643
1244
1510
1406
1406
1757
1721
Best forecast wave conditions in Alabama
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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