
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 11AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (28 Jul) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 60 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:02AM0.48m | 10:37AM0.47m | 11:08AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM-0.05m | 10:28PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 11 | — | 7 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 60 | 74 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1315 | 1315 | 1696 | 1304 | 1244 | 663 | 1162 | 1092 | 909 | 909 | 821 | 1063 | 959 | 1063 | 1092 | 1063 | 909 | 761 | 909 | 1092 | 1092 | 944 | 1025 |
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