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Dauphin Island Pier surfForecast / Alabama / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 3AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 6 | |
20 | 25 | 33 | 53 | 66 | 69 | 60 | 49 | 54 | 46 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:20PM0.44m | 2:05PM0.42m | 2:48PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM-0.05m | 2:27AM-0.04m | 2:58AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 7 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 49 | 54 | 46 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 25 | 33 | 53 | 66 | 69 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1244 | 1330 | 649 | 657 | 641 | 643 | 641 | 86 | 657 | 117 | 755 | 1005 | 1092 | 1172 | 828 | 1163 | 1162 | 1244 | 935 | 1575 | 649 | 1696 | 713 | 691 |
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