
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 2AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:56PM0.38m | 1:19PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM-0.04m | 00:36AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 |
— | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1163 | 1696 | 1702 | 1613 | 1696 | 1696 | 1696 | 1859 | 1696 | 1751 | 1696 | 836 | 1696 | 1406 | 1696 | 1406 | 663 | 1510 | 657 |
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