Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 9PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 317 | 257 | 249 | 245 | 208 | 469 | 532 | 405 | 389 | 281 | 261 | 201 | 195 | 149 | 147 | 127 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:50PM0.35m | 9:12AM0.37m | 9:10PM0.33m | 9:34AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.02m | 2:56AM-0.01m | 3:17PM0.02m | 3:13AM-0.01m | 3:41PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 317 | 257 | 249 | 245 | 175 | 469 | 532 | 405 | 389 | 281 | 261 | 201 | 195 | 149 | 147 | 127 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 96 | 110 | 94 | 92 | 70 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | S 7 | — | SSW 16 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 1 | — | 196 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 154 | 205 | 180 | 186 | 208 | 263 | 272 | 377 | 532 | 666 | 651 | 620 | 574 | 513 | 472 | 444 | 527 | 649 | 586 | 603 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 950 | 951 | 372 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 950 | 951 | 950 | 372 | 372 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 |
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