Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 5PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 307 | 312 | 377 | 347 | 366 | 372 | 334 | 227 | 298 | 223 | 148 | 204 | 169 | 172 | 142 | 121 | 59 | 189 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12PM0.29m | 6:59AM0.24m | 6:35PM0.32m | 7:16AM0.28m | 6:57PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.15m | 1:05AM0.08m | 12:21PM0.13m | 1:10AM0.05m | 12:51PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 389 | 307 | 312 | 377 | 157 | 366 | 372 | 334 | 227 | 298 | 223 | 148 | 204 | 140 | 148 | 147 | 128 | 161 | 165 | 424 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 9 | SW 14 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 347 | 147 | 125 | 107 | 67 | 39 | 66 | 100 | 71 | 169 | 172 | 142 | 121 | 41 | 189 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | ENE 9 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 35 | 178 | — | — | — | — | 68 | 69 | 65 | 42 | 59 | 81 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SW 3 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 186 | 286 | 242 | 214 | 269 | — | — | — | 102 | 165 | 147 | 136 | 163 | 275 | 255 | 248 | 255 | — | 3 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 950 | 950 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
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