
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 5PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | 1460 | 1240 | 1223 | 1001 | 799 | 700 | 690 | 599 | 483 | 469 | 1259 | 1151 | 1109 | 1082 | 1055 | 1014 | 988 | 988 | 962 | 962 | 949 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10AM0.24m | 8:42PM0.35m | 8:35AM0.26m | 9:05PM0.38m | 8:59AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.04m | 3:09AM0.07m | 2:31PM0.01m | 3:29AM0.05m | 2:55PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
2011 | 1460 | 1240 | 1223 | 1001 | 799 | 700 | 690 | 599 | 483 | 469 | 1259 | 1151 | 1109 | 1082 | 1055 | 1014 | 988 | 988 | 962 | 962 | 949 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
284 | 280 | 287 | 153 | 268 | 281 | 232 | 226 | 231 | 175 | 225 | 168 | 168 | 245 | 314 | 208 | 208 | 212 | 212 | 160 | 160 | 182 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SW 22 | NE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
— | 136 | 148 | 156 | — | 18 | 5 | 39 | 153 | 249 | 433 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 9 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
— | — | 157 | 306 | 125 | — | 18 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | — | 11 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 54 | 48 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 950 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 950 | 10 | 10 |
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