Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 9PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 808 | 1061 | 1091 | 1195 | 923 | 886 | 731 | 681 | 555 | 461 | 431 | 418 | 373 | 361 | 274 | 533 | 731 | 972 | 1152 | 1074 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:00PM0.42m | 9:15AM0.35m | 9:21PM0.40m | 9:37AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47PM0.01m | 3:22AM-0.01m | 3:11PM0.01m | 3:37AM-0.01m | 3:35PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 235 | 1061 | 1091 | 1195 | 923 | 886 | 731 | 681 | 555 | 461 | 431 | 418 | 373 | 361 | 274 | 81 | 731 | 340 | 1152 | 1074 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | ENE 9 | S 23 | S 22 | SSE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 808 | 235 | 194 | 160 | 157 | 157 | 130 | 130 | 130 | — | 110 | 10 | 37 | 9 | 127 | 144 | 107 | 972 | 242 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 24 | S 23 | — | SSW 21 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 90 | 58 | 47 | 44 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 16 | — | 11 | 10 | — | 88 | 204 | 533 | 138 | 34 | 51 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 202 | 162 | 158 | 129 | 108 | 188 | 310 | 517 | 810 | 906 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 950 | 950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 950 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 376 | 372 | 951 | 951 | 367 |
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