Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 8PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 119mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 494 | 1701 | 1697 | 1555 | 1232 | 959 | 1348 | 1875 | 1981 | 1591 | 1261 | 1347 | 1797 | 2021 | 2924 | 2305 | 1559 | 1329 | 1729 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:41PM0.40m | 8:48AM0.28m | 9:06PM0.43m | 9:14AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.03m | 3:22AM0.03m | 2:41PM0.01m | 3:44AM0.02m | 3:06PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 7 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | E 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 443 | 386 | 386 | 339 | 1555 | 374 | 959 | 1348 | 326 | 291 | 284 | 1261 | 1347 | 1394 | 297 | 258 | 2305 | 1559 | 1329 | 1303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | E 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | S 21 |
| kJ | 324 | 494 | 27 | 135 | 347 | 294 | 374 | 381 | 180 | 238 | 292 | 289 | 240 | 258 | 241 | 596 | 284 | 865 | 1039 | 1729 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | SSW 15 | S 26 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 26 | 43 | — | 191 | 13 | 469 | 282 | 112 | 218 | 217 | 297 | 267 | 240 | 364 | 451 | 258 | 231 | 223 | 218 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 74 | 200 | 1701 | 1697 | — | 1232 | 554 | 748 | 1875 | 1981 | 1591 | 854 | 882 | 1797 | 2021 | 2924 | 1817 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 372 | 958 | 960 | 951 | 951 | 950 | 10 | 10 | 950 | 376 | 951 | 950 | 0 |
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