Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 3PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 586 | 569 | 484 | 476 | 469 | 367 | 367 | 350 | 419 | 560 | 635 | 592 | 581 | 495 | 462 | 929 | 980 | 898 | 555 | 1010 | 879 | 639 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:24AM0.36m | 9:24PM0.37m | 9:47AM0.35m | 9:46PM0.33m | 10:11AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM-0.02m | 3:27PM0.02m | 3:41AM-0.01m | 3:52PM0.03m | 3:57AM0.01m | 4:16PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 586 | 569 | 484 | 476 | 469 | 367 | 367 | 350 | 419 | 560 | 635 | 592 | 581 | 495 | 323 | 929 | 980 | 898 | 555 | 1010 | 879 | 639 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | S 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 105 | 56 | 34 | 58 | 60 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 150 | 462 | 72 | 367 | 228 | 212 | 7 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | S 15 | NE 9 | NE 10 | — | — | S 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 29 | 40 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 157 | 20 | 14 | — | — | 7 | 14 | 13 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 57 | 71 | 151 | 158 | 206 | 220 | 201 | 197 | 232 | 342 | 373 | 412 | 485 | 512 | 423 | 398 | 418 | 418 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 951 | 951 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 951 | 951 | 951 | 951 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 951 | 951 | 950 | 950 | 10 |
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