Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 7PM is: 0.7m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 9 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | S 9 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:22AM0.47m | 5:18AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27PM0.04m | 4:26PM0.02m | 5:29PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WNW 3 | S 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | S 9 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | S 9 | SE 4 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 |
21 | 10 | 4 | 12 | — | 8 | 31 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 663 | 1162 | 662 | 663 | 662 | 1244 | 1269 | 1262 | 1304 | 1244 | 1751 | 1726 | 1318 | 1336 | 1336 | 1337 | 1696 | 1318 | 1297 | 1395 | 1395 |
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