Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 10PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 334 | 334 | 325 | 394 | 474 | 522 | 586 | 722 | 722 | 711 | 700 | 793 | 663 | 767 | 1943 | 1873 | 1992 | 1910 | 1628 | 1398 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:28AM0.25m | 10:59PM0.25m | 11:38AM0.21m | 10:37PM0.22m | 11:27AM0.18m | 8:59PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.12m | 5:42AM0.09m | 5:14PM0.16m | 5:27AM0.12m | 2:28PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 334 | 334 | 325 | 394 | 202 | 522 | 586 | 722 | 722 | 711 | 700 | 793 | 663 | 767 | 1943 | 1873 | 1992 | 1910 | 1628 | 1398 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 474 | 171 | 137 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 363 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | SE 19 | SE 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | E 9 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 219 | 76 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 229 | 273 | 136 | 244 | 338 | 304 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 950 | 950 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 950 | 950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 950 | 950 | 10 | 10 |
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