Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 3AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 421 | 392 | 434 | 443 | 443 | 452 | 394 | 866 | 1270 | 1201 | 1250 | 1160 | 1022 | 940 | 862 | 732 | 799 | 878 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16PM0.36m | 8:24AM0.25m | 8:41PM0.40m | 8:48AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.05m | 2:16PM0.03m | 3:22AM0.03m | 2:41PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 325 | 392 | 434 | 443 | 443 | 452 | 394 | 866 | 1270 | 1201 | 1250 | 1160 | 1022 | 940 | 862 | 732 | 799 | 878 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 421 | 357 | 357 | 321 | 307 | 299 | 324 | 386 | 386 | 394 | 402 | 367 | 367 | 374 | 382 | 403 | 475 | 483 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 26 | 27 | 128 | 193 | 347 | 462 | 551 | 469 | 534 | 365 | 339 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | ESE 5 | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 32 | 65 | 105 | — | 37 | — | 678 | 508 | 423 | 476 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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