
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 20). 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 (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the ESE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 5 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 45 | 57 | 112 | 147 | 181 | 145 | 152 | 152 | 137 | 64 | 40 | 13 | 55 | 106 | 84 | 55 | 24 | 14 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:07AM0.27m | 5:07AM0.34m | 5:34AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.09m | 4:43PM0.03m | 5:13PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 5 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SW 5 |
5 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 45 | 57 | 68 | — | — | 145 | 152 | 152 | 107 | 64 | 40 | 13 | 55 | 106 | 84 | 55 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | W 5 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | ESE 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | — | SSW 6 | SSE 5 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | 13 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNW 3 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | N 3 | — | — | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | E 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 6 | SW 3 | — |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 112 | 147 | 181 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 137 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 643 | 650 | 643 | 1092 | 1244 | 1318 | 1721 | 1696 | 0 | 641 | 642 | 1696 | 86 | 1726 | 657 | 646 | 641 | 641 | 641 | 643 | 1336 | 1336 | 1406 | 556 |
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