Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 409 | 353 | 289 | 284 | 217 | 167 | 368 | 382 | 552 | 86 | 85 | 524 | 415 | 381 | 343 | 351 | 413 | 484 | 495 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:26AM0.34m | 9:35PM0.42m | 9:49AM0.34m | 9:55PM0.40m | 10:12AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.00m | 4:00AM-0.01m | 3:47PM0.01m | 4:20AM0.00m | 4:10PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 488 | 409 | 353 | 289 | 284 | 217 | 167 | 368 | 119 | 123 | 86 | 85 | 524 | 415 | 381 | 343 | 351 | 31 | 52 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 164 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 487 | 571 | 637 | 545 | 542 | 570 | 450 | 555 | 382 | 552 | 629 | 589 | 756 | 686 | 673 | — | — | 413 | 484 | 495 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 956 | 950 | 950 | 372 | 367 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 951 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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