Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 11PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 260 | 242 | 203 | 227 | 191 | 164 | 140 | 169 | 195 | 200 | 249 | 253 | 115 | 201 | 172 | 117 | 163 | 164 | 142 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:28AM0.31m | 10:36PM0.37m | 10:51AM0.30m | 10:52PM0.33m | 11:11AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.03m | 4:56AM0.03m | 4:45PM0.05m | 5:13AM0.05m | 5:07PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 260 | 242 | 191 | 227 | 191 | 164 | 140 | 169 | 86 | 90 | 70 | 72 | 115 | 71 | 71 | 117 | 48 | 54 | 142 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 54 | 52 | 191 | 150 | 154 | 123 | 92 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 69 | 96 | 64 | 60 | 72 | 92 | 144 | 49 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 104 | 132 | 102 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 65 | 113 | 68 | 11 | 26 | 58 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 158 | 189 | 203 | 12 | 38 | 35 | 27 | 22 | 195 | 200 | 249 | 253 | 45 | 201 | 172 | 10 | 163 | 164 | 135 | 142 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
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