Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 7PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 460 | 434 | 421 | 392 | 434 | 443 | 449 | 452 | 394 | 944 | 1164 | 1241 | 1227 | 1225 | 919 | 730 | 700 | 627 | 976 | 1698 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:16PM0.36m | 8:24AM0.25m | 8:41PM0.40m | 8:48AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.06m | 3:00AM0.05m | 2:16PM0.03m | 3:22AM0.03m | 2:41PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 311 | 318 | 325 | 392 | 434 | 443 | 449 | 452 | 394 | 944 | 1164 | 1241 | 1227 | 1225 | 919 | 730 | 700 | 627 | 976 | 1698 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 460 | 434 | 421 | 357 | 357 | 321 | 307 | 299 | 324 | 386 | 392 | 340 | 347 | 367 | 375 | 551 | 382 | 403 | 351 | 358 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 26 | 27 | 128 | 246 | 294 | 526 | 375 | 469 | 534 | 426 | 317 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 85 | 92 | 119 | — | 540 | 667 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 57 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 372 |
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