Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 7PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 399 | 390 | 384 | 458 | 447 | 419 | 393 | 468 | 558 | 683 | 808 | 1081 | 1250 | 1081 | 1199 | 1199 | 1169 | 1081 | 665 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:17PM0.37m | 7:47AM0.31m | 7:41PM0.38m | 8:07AM0.34m | 8:04PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.08m | 1:57AM0.02m | 1:39PM0.06m | 2:11AM0.00m | 2:05PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 195 | 157 | 338 | 384 | 384 | 368 | 360 | 334 | 334 | 356 | 371 | 371 | 378 | 1250 | 1081 | 1199 | 1199 | 1169 | 1081 | 665 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 173 | 390 | 347 | 458 | 447 | 419 | 393 | 468 | 558 | 683 | 808 | 1081 | 378 | 378 | 386 | 360 | 314 | 314 | 314 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 4 | SW 13 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 126 | 399 | 5 | 42 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | — | 9 | — | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 951 | 950 | 950 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 10 |
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