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Dauphin Island Pier surfForecast / Alabama / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dauphin Island Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dauphin Island Pier sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dauphin Island Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Dauphin Island Pier at 1AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dauphin Island Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | |
15 | 39 | 57 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 34 | 50 | 39 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:22AM0.33m | 9:42AM0.40m | 10:08AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.09m | 7:32PM0.02m | 8:19PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — |
 kJ | 9 | — | — | 31 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 39 | 57 | 27 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 20 | 34 | 50 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1230 | 654 | 654 | 642 | 642 | 641 | 642 | 641 | 642 | 657 | 642 | 48 | 642 | 657 | 642 | 755 | 795 | 654 | 657 | 657 | 662 | 676 | 739 | 1025 |
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