Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 2AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | S 21 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
1577 | 1695 | 1233 | 1037 | 882 | 1153 | 2188 | 2199 | 1640 | 1387 | 1316 | 1739 | 1955 | 1710 | 1394 | 1247 | 1048 | 1729 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:41PM0.40m | 8:48AM0.28m | 9:06PM0.43m | 9:14AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.03m | 2:41PM0.01m | 3:44AM0.02m | 3:06PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
386 | 1695 | 1233 | 1037 | 882 | 1153 | 180 | 291 | 1640 | 1387 | 1316 | 1739 | 1955 | 1710 | 1394 | 1247 | 1048 | 884 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 11 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 18 | S 21 |
27 | 339 | 353 | 374 | 543 | 381 | 112 | 218 | 291 | 289 | 284 | 289 | 295 | 357 | 403 | 326 | 1039 | 1729 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | E 11 | E 11 |
— | 135 | 191 | 352 | 374 | 414 | 147 | 273 | 292 | 297 | 267 | 289 | 333 | 258 | 258 | 865 | 319 | 403 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | — | WSW 6 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
1577 | — | 100 | 59 | 554 | 757 | 2188 | 2199 | 1324 | 885 | — | 134 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 958 | 954 | 14 | 950 | 950 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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