
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 7AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SW 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 34 | 26 | 19 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:51AM0.54m | 8:47AM0.58m | 9:44AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM-0.17m | 8:59PM-0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | 17 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 34 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 5 | S 7 | SSE 5 | S 12 | S 12 |
— | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 6 |
20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 26 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 32 | 45 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 170 | 172 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 909 | 662 | 657 | 662 | 713 | 713 | 1751 | 641 | 663 | 662 | 662 | 642 | 642 | 654 | 641 | 643 | 117 | 715 | 649 | 662 | 642 | 672 | 1036 | 90 |
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