
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 9PM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1775 | 1638 | 1859 | 1794 | 1545 | 1486 | 1175 | 1243 | 1155 | 1121 | 1087 | 956 | 787 | 488 | 480 | 333 | 348 | 292 | 282 | 231 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:26PM0.34m | 7:42AM0.28m | 7:43PM0.37m | 8:01AM0.31m | 8:01PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07PM0.09m | 1:58AM0.05m | 1:26PM0.06m | 2:08AM0.02m | 1:48PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
1775 | 1638 | 1859 | 1794 | 1545 | 1486 | 1175 | 1243 | 1155 | 1121 | 1087 | 956 | 787 | 488 | 480 | 333 | 348 | 292 | 282 | 231 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | S 18 |
377 | 289 | 40 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 210 | 192 | 147 | 49 | 37 | 107 | 222 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 6 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 8 | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
72 | 55 | 64 | 23 | 17 | 30 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | — | 8 | 30 | 64 | 35 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
— | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 18 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 60 | 91 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 950 | 950 | 950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 367 | 951 | 950 | 950 | 367 |
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