Surf Forecasts:
Dauphin Island Pier surf forecast from 9 Oct 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 9 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period, SSE swell with 6,920 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dauphin Island Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Dauphin Island Pier in the next 16 days are 4.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 8s period and expected on Friday (Oct 09) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Fri 9th Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dauphin Island Pier over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 140mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 458 | 1766 | 4220 | 573 | 154 | 88 | 47 | 35 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:08PM0.30m | 10:03PM0.38m | 10:25PM0.46m | 10:54PM0.51m | 11:27PM0.54m | 00:05AM0.55m | 00:48AM0.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.27m | 5:30AM0.22m | 7:37AM0.16m | 8:52AM0.11m | 9:50AM0.07m | 10:45AM0.05m | 11:47AM0.05m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 38 | 95 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 305 | 4220 | 573 | 154 | 88 | 47 | 35 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | S 6 | — | S 7 | — | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 816 | 243 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | NE 8 | WNW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 233 | 458 | 1766 | 1399 | 196 | 25 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 829 | 713 | 1172 | 649 | 676 | 86 | 641 | 642 | 642 | 643 | 646 | 642 | 642 | 1092 | 1172 | 1297 | 1297 | 1370 | 1406 | 1696 |
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