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 7PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 10 | 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 6 | ESE 5 | SW 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:19PM0.29m | 10:07AM0.20m | 5:07AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.13m | 8:11PM0.15m | 4:51PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 3 | — | — | SW 4 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | E 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 6 | S 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 4 | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 10 | — | — | E 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1696 | 1775 | 1775 | 659 | 641 | 641 | 641 | 641 | 650 | 1575 | 1321 | 1321 | 654 | 641 | 642 | 662 | 909 | 1285 | 1285 | 1092 | 641 |
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