Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 9PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 264 | 261 | 264 | 268 | 233 | 233 | 257 | 223 | 204 | 198 | 195 | 198 | 220 | 239 | 230 | 346 | 441 | 381 | 449 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:50AM0.27m | 10:18PM0.24m | 11:00AM0.23m | 9:57PM0.21m | 10:56AM0.19m | 8:04PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.11m | 4:41AM0.08m | 4:35PM0.15m | 4:05AM0.10m | 2:28PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 191 | 264 | 261 | 264 | 268 | 233 | 233 | 257 | 223 | 204 | 198 | 133 | 190 | 220 | 239 | 230 | 230 | 189 | 184 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 36 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 40 | 59 | 77 | 102 | 195 | 186 | 136 | 138 | 129 | 346 | 441 | 381 | 449 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 103 | 208 | 133 | 53 | 53 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 319 | 383 | 328 | 321 | 298 | 273 | 240 | 192 | 154 | 143 | 109 | 128 | 198 | 280 | 255 | 197 | 272 | 309 | 309 | 283 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 372 | 0 | 0 | 372 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 367 | 10 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 402 |
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