Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 10PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1708 | 1412 | 1252 | 1107 | 972 | 852 | 726 | 496 | 488 | 409 | 344 | 280 | 232 | 217 | 418 | 377 | 373 | 386 | 450 | 450 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:04AM0.33m | 9:16PM0.43m | 9:26AM0.34m | 9:35PM0.42m | 9:49AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM-0.00m | 3:40AM-0.00m | 3:23PM0.00m | 4:00AM-0.01m | 3:47PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
1708 | 1412 | 1252 | 1107 | 972 | 852 | 726 | 496 | 488 | 409 | 344 | 280 | 232 | 217 | 418 | 377 | 373 | 116 | 86 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | W 17 | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
108 | 241 | 108 | — | 66 | — | 20 | 25 | 6 | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 167 | 164 | 126 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | S 18 | S 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
481 | 539 | 573 | 696 | 688 | 698 | 639 | 607 | 500 | 635 | 620 | 572 | 555 | 520 | 612 | 569 | 541 | 386 | 450 | 450 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 367 | 951 | 951 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 372 | 954 | 952 | 950 | 372 | 367 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 950 | 10 | 0 |
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