Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 2AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 24 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 350 | 263 | 264 | 778 | 494 | 544 | 537 | 639 | 874 | 1106 | 1197 | 1811 | 1452 | 898 | 855 | 1068 | 1766 | 4028 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:47PM0.21m | 10:59AM0.18m | 7:31PM0.24m | 8:02AM0.18m | 7:18PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.17m | 4:13AM0.12m | 1:30PM0.17m | 2:33AM0.11m | 12:56PM0.13m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 251 | 251 | 246 | 778 | 437 | 389 | 524 | 577 | 492 | 1106 | 1197 | 1811 | 1452 | 898 | 855 | 550 | 1766 | 4028 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | S 14 | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 350 | 263 | 196 | 239 | 201 | 414 | 400 | 639 | 874 | 134 | 400 | 137 | 140 | 520 | 507 | 710 | 604 | 2122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | S 28 | SSE 18 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | E 10 |
| kJ | 54 | 104 | 264 | 58 | 494 | 544 | 537 | 166 | 166 | — | 134 | 16 | 107 | 111 | 109 | 1068 | 1256 | 117 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 443 | — | — | 38 | 140 | 165 | 117 | — | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 954 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 |
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