Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 7PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | SE 5 | S 8 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:19PM0.37m | 1:10PM0.28m | 1:59AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.15m | 8:28PM0.22m | 10:08AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1696 | 1751 | 1751 | 1736 | 1726 | 1092 | 1098 | 909 | 909 | 1961 | 1962 | 1696 | 1092 | 1025 | 944 | 713 | 662 | 662 | 650 | 1162 | 643 |
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