Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 8PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 838 | 695 | 633 | 573 | 573 | 495 | 495 | 506 | 563 | 491 | 502 | 437 | 437 | 343 | 329 | 266 | 266 | 275 | 357 | 390 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:25AM0.26m | 9:54PM0.42m | 9:55AM0.26m | 10:24PM0.42m | 10:25AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM0.01m | 4:37AM0.04m | 3:45PM0.01m | 5:03AM0.05m | 4:14PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 838 | 695 | 633 | 573 | 573 | 495 | 495 | 506 | 563 | 491 | 502 | 437 | 437 | 343 | 329 | 266 | 266 | 227 | 222 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 37 | 49 | 31 | 119 | 157 | 243 | 285 | 264 | 187 | 175 | 104 | 73 | 71 | 47 | 173 | 169 | 226 | 275 | 357 | 390 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | 14 | 20 | 22 | 48 | 31 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 80 | 14 | 104 | 30 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 13 | 12 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 968 | 968 | 372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 950 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 954 | 950 | 2 | 0 |
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