Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 3PM is: 2.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2043 | 2365 | 2907 | 3717 | 4275 | 4812 | 4284 | 4153 | 6102 | 7405 | 9271 | 7874 | 9149 | 8511 | 7664 | 7056 | 6933 | 6371 | 5799 | 5300 | 4021 | 3436 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:02AM0.26m | 8:20PM0.37m | 8:22AM0.29m | 8:38PM0.40m | 8:43AM0.31m | 8:57PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54PM0.04m | 2:45AM0.04m | 2:14PM0.02m | 3:01AM0.02m | 2:36PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2043 | 2365 | 2907 | 3717 | 4275 | 4812 | 4284 | 4153 | 6102 | 7405 | 9271 | 7874 | 9149 | 8511 | 7664 | 7056 | 6933 | 6371 | 5799 | 5300 | 4021 | 3436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 275 | 173 | 161 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 28 | — | — | 325 | 79 | 29 | 31 | — | — | — | 141 | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 141 | 237 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 951 | 950 | 950 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 951 | 956 | 956 | 372 | 372 | 367 | 951 |
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