
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 2AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:37AM0.53m | 2:31AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM0.05m | 3:04PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
3 | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | S 9 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 |
1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 106 | 141 | 156 | 140 | 106 | 77 | 83 | 102 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1820 | 1736 | 1297 | 1297 | 713 | 713 | 760 | 1339 | 1721 | 785 | 662 | 663 | 782 | 836 | 1203 | 1162 | 1162 | 1244 | 713 |
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