Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 10PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1736 | 2062 | 2002 | 2042 | 2410 | 2414 | 2523 | 2184 | 1807 | 1526 | 2003 | 1899 | 2444 | 2883 | 2670 | 2552 | 2213 | 1908 | 1608 | 1255 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:06PM0.43m | 9:14AM0.29m | 9:31PM0.44m | 9:39AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM0.01m | 3:44AM0.02m | 3:06PM0.00m | 4:04AM0.02m | 3:31PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
1199 | 2062 | 2002 | 2042 | 2410 | 2414 | 2523 | 2184 | 1807 | 1526 | 1749 | 1564 | 1400 | 1282 | 1178 | 1102 | 2213 | 1908 | 1608 | 1255 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 18 | S 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 15 |
388 | 403 | 403 | 291 | 332 | 317 | 271 | 263 | 289 | 259 | 1039 | 1729 | 2444 | 2883 | 2670 | 2552 | 122 | 100 | — | 77 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | E 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | S 16 | — | — |
395 | 218 | 217 | 317 | 521 | 199 | 364 | 596 | 258 | 865 | 183 | 547 | 97 | 95 | 68 | — | — | 329 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 11 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
1736 | 834 | 753 | 1151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2003 | 1899 | 1651 | 1066 | 1374 | 1048 | 969 | 832 | 737 | 660 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 950 | 0 | 951 | 950 | 950 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 950 | 950 | 372 |
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