Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 3PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | SSE 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | S 9 | SE 5 | SW 4 | S 8 | SW 3 | S 6 | SW 3 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:32AM0.46m | 12:19PM0.37m | 1:10PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.06m | 11:25PM0.15m | 8:28PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SW 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | W 3 | S 5 | — | S 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 9 | — | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | W 3 | — | — |
20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1696 | 1957 | 1736 | 1726 | 1721 | 1721 | 1696 | 1696 | 1696 | 2035 | 1751 | 1098 | 1092 | 965 | 1092 | 1025 | 1696 | 1945 | 1406 | 1751 | 1395 |
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