
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 2PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
501 | 530 | 460 | 434 | 421 | 392 | 434 | 449 | 449 | 458 | 400 | 486 | 1086 | 1345 | 1684 | 1354 | 919 | 745 | 605 | 546 | 650 | 682 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58AM0.23m | 8:16PM0.36m | 8:24AM0.25m | 8:41PM0.40m | 8:48AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.06m | 3:00AM0.05m | 2:16PM0.03m | 3:22AM0.03m | 2:41PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
360 | 335 | 311 | 318 | 325 | 392 | 434 | 449 | 449 | 458 | 400 | 486 | 1086 | 1345 | 1684 | 1354 | 919 | 745 | 605 | 546 | 650 | 682 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 11 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 |
501 | 530 | 460 | 434 | 421 | 357 | 357 | 321 | 307 | 299 | 379 | 400 | 394 | 340 | 347 | 367 | 526 | 551 | 396 | 534 | 410 | 351 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 13 | E 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | 26 | 52 | 128 | 193 | 347 | 375 | 381 | 543 | 403 | 365 | 406 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
551 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 19 | 32 | 49 | 89 | — | — | 1026 | 495 | 378 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 960 | 952 | 0 | 0 |
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