Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 6AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 530 | 512 | 475 | 463 | 505 | 491 | 602 | 585 | 512 | 415 | 402 | 468 | 461 | 461 | 451 | 458 | 458 | 444 | 361 | 273 | 558 | 661 | 868 | 1015 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM0.25m | 1:40PM0.19m | 11:37PM0.22m | 6:49PM0.21m | 5:44AM0.17m | 7:24PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.11m | 6:47PM0.17m | 8:19AM0.13m | 3:13AM0.16m | 12:21PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 530 | 512 | 438 | 416 | 331 | 331 | 602 | 585 | 512 | 415 | 402 | 468 | 461 | 461 | 451 | 277 | 181 | 163 | 146 | 120 | 103 | 108 | 88 | 533 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | E 8 |
| kJ | 88 | 397 | 475 | 463 | 505 | 491 | 275 | 230 | 226 | 186 | 222 | 167 | 128 | 92 | 90 | 458 | 458 | 444 | 361 | 273 | 208 | 157 | 441 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 201 | 28 | 46 | 45 | 26 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | 88 | 56 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 91 | 230 | 62 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NNE 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 92 | 38 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 36 | 83 | 269 | 336 | 320 | 270 | 247 | 240 | 280 | 350 | 70 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 249 | 558 | 661 | 868 | 1015 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 372 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 367 | 367 | 0 | 402 | 958 | 951 | 950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 950 | 2 | 0 |
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