Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 3AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
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 Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 344 | 347 | 284 | 220 | 167 | 368 | 386 | 552 | 86 | 85 | 472 | 425 | 381 | 343 | 351 | 422 | 53 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:35PM0.42m | 9:49AM0.34m | 9:55PM0.40m | 10:12AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.00m | 4:00AM-0.01m | 3:47PM0.01m | 4:20AM0.00m | 4:10PM0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 344 | 347 | 284 | 220 | 167 | 368 | 126 | 123 | 86 | 85 | 472 | 425 | 381 | 343 | 351 | 50 | 53 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 164 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 58 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 620 | 528 | 542 | 522 | 406 | 555 | 386 | 552 | 576 | 534 | 742 | 686 | 643 | — | 586 | 422 | 564 | 506 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 372 | 372 | 367 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 950 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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