Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 8PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 516 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 527 | 61 | 59 | 539 | 136 | 89 | 253 | 246 | 190 | 154 | 183 | 172 | 195 | 861 | 1312 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:12AM0.33m | 10:15PM0.37m | 10:35AM0.31m | 10:35PM0.33m | 10:58AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.03m | 4:39AM0.01m | 4:32PM0.05m | 4:56AM0.04m | 4:50PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 367 | 50 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 70 | 61 | 59 | 108 | 136 | 89 | 72 | 93 | 190 | 154 | 183 | 172 | 195 | 861 | 1312 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 21 | S 19 | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 33 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 29 | 51 | 67 | 66 | 119 | 42 | 190 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SW 8 | S 15 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SSW 21 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 52 | 51 | 48 | 42 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 611 | 516 | 540 | 528 | 528 | 527 | 551 | 479 | 539 | 614 | 631 | 253 | 246 | 211 | 288 | 290 | 483 | 643 | 737 | 706 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 951 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 370 | 372 | 950 | 950 | 402 | 367 | 367 | 370 | 367 | 950 | 953 | 956 | 367 |
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