Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 3PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 984 | 1191 | 1261 | 1228 | 643 | 1422 | 692 | 1422 | 1902 | 1881 | 1830 | 1949 | 1894 | 1633 | 1465 | 1778 | 1210 | 4548 | 1202 | 2112 | 4203 | 4876 | 5192 | 4834 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:55AM0.23m | 10:37PM0.39m | 10:30AM0.22m | 11:14PM0.38m | 11:07AM0.21m | 11:52PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM0.07m | 3:46PM0.03m | 5:27AM0.08m | 4:18PM0.04m | 6:08AM0.09m | 4:51PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 984 | 1191 | 1261 | 1228 | 643 | 1422 | 441 | 1422 | 1902 | 1881 | 1830 | 1949 | 1894 | 1633 | 1465 | 1778 | 1210 | 21 | 683 | 615 | 4203 | 4876 | 5192 | 4834 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | E 8 | S 16 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 12 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 71 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 569 | 69 | 692 | 192 | 65 | 65 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 23 | 297 | 12 | 12 | 115 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | E 8 | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 20 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 8 | — | 92 | 69 | 68 | 168 | 66 | — | — | 59 | 37 | — | 61 | 123 | — | 102 | 45 | 103 | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 18 | 83 | 128 | 4548 | 1202 | 2112 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 372 | 951 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 372 | 950 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 367 | 956 | 2322 | 956 | 990 | 990 | 990 |
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