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) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 1PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | S 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 452 | 443 | 494 | 1211 | 1481 | 1325 | 1115 | 843 | 904 | 1440 | 1684 | 1515 | 1199 | 976 | 939 | 959 | 867 | 894 | 865 | 1039 | 1729 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:24AM0.25m | 8:41PM0.40m | 8:48AM0.28m | 9:06PM0.43m | 9:14AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.03m | 3:22AM0.03m | 2:41PM0.01m | 3:44AM0.02m | 3:06PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 443 | 452 | 443 | 386 | 1211 | 1481 | 1325 | 1115 | 843 | 904 | 332 | 332 | 289 | 240 | 976 | 939 | 959 | 867 | 894 | 787 | 718 | 830 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 11 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 20 | E 11 | E 11 | S 21 |
| kJ | 307 | 299 | 324 | 494 | 510 | 449 | 400 | 562 | 505 | 434 | 312 | 269 | 241 | 267 | 289 | 280 | 533 | 610 | 596 | 526 | 517 | 1729 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 11 | 26 | 27 | 135 | 242 | 352 | 543 | 447 | 112 | 218 | 217 | 317 | 227 | 404 | 231 | 258 | 258 | 865 | 1039 | 457 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | 74 | 193 | 88 | 108 | 87 | 634 | 477 | 480 | 1440 | 1684 | 1515 | 1199 | 682 | 606 | 688 | 778 | 621 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 951 | 951 | 950 | 372 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 372 | 376 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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