Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 5PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 494 | 480 | 41 | 292 | 539 | 303 | 291 | 398 | 446 | 172 | 160 | 246 | 346 | 306 | 306 | 187 | 399 | 390 | 430 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:33PM0.30m | 7:22AM0.23m | 6:54PM0.34m | 7:30AM0.27m | 7:17PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.15m | 1:36AM0.07m | 12:47PM0.12m | 1:44AM0.04m | 1:13PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 64 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 292 | 74 | 303 | 291 | 147 | 141 | 172 | 225 | 246 | 346 | 306 | 306 | 187 | 156 | 216 | 430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 20 | SW 19 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 46 | 54 | 45 | 25 | 49 | 11 | 167 | 160 | 8 | 15 | 128 | 160 | 112 | 64 | 61 | 80 | 117 | 173 | 129 | 347 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | — | — | S 17 | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | — | — | 5 | — | 15 | 13 | 35 | 66 | 67 | 38 | 146 | 126 | 399 | 390 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | WSW 4 | — | WSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 488 | 494 | 480 | 502 | 239 | 539 | 193 | 167 | 398 | 446 | 302 | 84 | — | 86 | 93 | — | 5 | — | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 951 | 951 | 372 | 372 | 950 | 367 | 367 | 372 | 367 | 951 | 951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
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