Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 4AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1227 | 1204 | 1095 | 1122 | 1136 | 1027 | 1118 | 1211 | 1121 | 1069 | 947 | 947 | 905 | 838 | 774 | 614 | 539 | 530 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:39PM0.34m | 11:58AM0.24m | 11:56PM0.30m | 12:34PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.07m | 6:16AM0.08m | 5:41PM0.10m | 6:43AM0.09m | 6:12PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 1227 | 1204 | 1095 | 1122 | 1136 | 1027 | 1118 | 1211 | 1121 | 1069 | 947 | 947 | 905 | 838 | 774 | 614 | 539 | 530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 116 | 121 | 101 | 98 | 93 | 85 | 99 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 57 | 48 | 79 | 73 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 29 | 53 | 90 | 91 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 8 | — | E 4 | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 36 | 9 | 7 | 34 | — | 7 | — | 6 | 9 | 6 | — | 47 | 47 | 40 | 52 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 372 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 372 | 950 | 10 | 10 |
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