Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 4PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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 9 | S 9 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 9 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 8 | S 9 | WSW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:33AM0.44m | 4:22AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM0.07m | 3:27PM0.04m | 4:26PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 30 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | W 4 | SE 5 | SW 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | S 9 | S 9 |
1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 6 | S 8 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 9 | — | SE 5 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 |
21 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 642 | 642 | 657 | 654 | 657 | 650 | 642 | 642 | 642 | 1162 | 1162 | 646 | 662 | 1244 | 1269 | 1304 | 1304 | 1304 | 1751 | 1406 | 1721 |
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