Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 6PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 20 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 167 | 150 | 113 | 217 | 128 | 541 | 352 | 565 | 540 | 612 | 590 | 475 | 512 | 491 | 512 | 400 | 389 | 378 | 396 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:05PM0.23m | 11:48PM0.27m | 12:42PM0.20m | 11:34PM0.22m | 7:54PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.13m | 6:46AM0.10m | 5:25PM0.17m | 7:43AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 167 | 167 | 150 | 113 | 217 | 94 | 292 | 352 | 565 | 540 | 612 | 590 | 475 | 512 | 491 | 405 | 400 | 389 | 378 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 127 | 128 | 78 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 70 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 12 | S 22 | S 22 | SSW 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SW 11 | S 10 | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 12 | S 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 51 | 26 | 25 | 54 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 696 | 860 | 768 | 318 | 223 | 577 | 541 | 528 | 560 | 573 | 350 | 280 | 477 | 463 | 547 | 512 | 588 | 592 | 555 | 599 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 950 | 950 | 372 | 367 | 367 | 10 | 10 | 367 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 950 | 950 | 372 | 367 |
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