Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 10PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 834 | 731 | 711 | 580 | 563 | 595 | 586 | 569 | 484 | 476 | 469 | 367 | 367 | 350 | 419 | 560 | 635 | 592 | 581 | 419 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:02AM0.36m | 9:02PM0.39m | 9:24AM0.36m | 9:24PM0.37m | 9:47AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.01m | 3:22AM-0.02m | 3:27PM0.02m | 3:41AM-0.01m | 3:52PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 834 | 731 | 711 | 580 | 563 | 595 | 586 | 569 | 484 | 476 | 469 | 367 | 367 | 350 | 419 | 560 | 635 | 592 | 581 | 419 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | 102 | 62 | 44 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 18 | 153 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 32 | 29 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | — | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 225 | 362 | 392 | 313 | 222 | 239 | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 145 | 202 | 220 | 212 | 202 | 167 | 191 | 288 | 314 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 958 | 951 | 950 | 950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 950 | 2 | 33 | 951 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 951 | 951 | 951 | 950 | 950 |
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