Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 5AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat night, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | WSW 3 | S 11 | WSW 3 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:59AM0.24m | 2:16AM0.33m | 2:51AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM0.19m | 1:33PM0.12m | 2:33PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 |
1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1140 | 1751 | 713 | 662 | 1140 | 1775 | 642 | 663 | 1726 | 1162 | 1140 | 1140 | 1140 | 1140 | 1140 | 1140 | 1140 | 840 | 662 | 642 | 642 | 712 | 672 | 642 |
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