Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 5PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 762 | 947 | 1052 | 1220 | 1372 | 1252 | 1126 | 517 | 507 | 426 | 418 | 354 | 655 | 1216 | 2043 | 2365 | 2943 | 3717 | 4047 | 4489 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:46PM0.29m | 7:44AM0.22m | 8:02PM0.33m | 8:02AM0.26m | 8:20PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.10m | 2:31AM0.09m | 1:37PM0.07m | 2:34AM0.07m | 1:54PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 762 | 947 | 1052 | 1220 | 1372 | 1252 | 1126 | 479 | 507 | 426 | 418 | 354 | 528 | 1216 | 2043 | 2365 | 2943 | 3717 | 4047 | 4489 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 517 | 389 | 382 | 300 | 339 | 302 | 319 | 275 | 173 | 133 | 125 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | ENE 8 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SSE 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 40 | 13 | 67 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 76 | 188 | 337 | 655 | 325 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 49 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 7 | 68 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 51 | 45 | — | — | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 950 | 950 | 950 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 951 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 33 |
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