Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 4AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4594 | 4566 | 4357 | 4153 | 6102 | 7405 | 8823 | 9493 | 9149 | 8868 | 8055 | 7428 | 6933 | 6371 | 5140 | 2839 | 2717 | 3423 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:20PM0.37m | 8:22AM0.29m | 8:38PM0.40m | 8:43AM0.31m | 8:57PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM0.04m | 2:14PM0.02m | 3:01AM0.02m | 2:36PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4594 | 4566 | 4357 | 4153 | 6102 | 7405 | 8823 | 9493 | 9149 | 8868 | 8055 | 7428 | 6933 | 6371 | 5140 | 2839 | 2717 | 3423 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 5 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 5 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 47 | 39 | 22 | — | — | — | 95 | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 70 | 1028 | 853 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 950 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 950 | 956 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 953 | 981 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 952 |
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