
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 2AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed night, min 28°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 3 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:48AM0.56m | 10:42AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM-0.11m | 10:06PM-0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 6 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1961 | 662 | 654 | 1098 | 909 | 959 | 1092 | 1972 | 1751 | 1751 | 1139 | 1151 | 909 | 1162 | 1162 | 1162 | 1751 | 1696 | 1696 |
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