Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 2AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4033 | 3436 | 3148 | 2639 | 2338 | 1922 | 1708 | 1533 | 1387 | 1107 | 972 | 852 | 726 | 575 | 488 | 409 | 344 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:57PM0.42m | 9:04AM0.33m | 9:16PM0.43m | 9:26AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.01m | 2:59PM-0.00m | 3:40AM-0.00m | 3:23PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4033 | 3436 | 3148 | 2639 | 2338 | 1922 | 1708 | 1533 | 1387 | 1107 | 972 | 852 | 726 | 575 | 488 | 409 | 344 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 16 | SSE 16 | W 17 | — | S 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 220 | 165 | 202 | — | 134 | 108 | 106 | — | 160 | 57 | 20 | 25 | 6 | — | 5 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 116 | 205 | 273 | 322 | 342 | 366 | 439 | 495 | 498 | 554 | 644 | 602 | 611 | 590 | 529 | 574 | 543 | 574 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 372 | 951 | 952 | 951 | 951 | 402 | 367 | 951 | 951 | 367 | 367 | 10 | 367 | 367 | 950 | 953 | 952 | 372 |
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