
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 6PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:42AM0.51m | 6:42AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM-0.04m | 5:41PM-0.09m | 6:53PM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | S 9 | — | SE 7 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 909 | 1957 | 2035 | 1696 | 642 | 1665 | 1506 | 1321 | 1516 | 1339 | 1230 | 1406 | 1498 | 1047 | 716 | 715 | 642 | 1230 | 1510 | 662 | 642 |
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