
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 6AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19PM0.29m | 10:07AM0.20m | 5:07AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.05m | 11:13PM0.13m | 8:11PM0.15m | 4:51PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SW 4 | — | S 10 | — | S 11 | — | ESE 6 | WNW 3 | — | S 10 | S 9 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 3 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
— | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1696 | 1696 | 1696 | 1406 | 1406 | 1569 | 654 | 641 | 641 | 657 | 641 | 643 | 1575 | 1321 | 1395 | 642 | 641 | 648 | 642 | 909 | 1285 | 1285 | 1406 | 641 |
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