
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 5PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
758 | 733 | 546 | 1245 | 1206 | 1342 | 1281 | 1059 | 506 | 774 | 620 | 494 | 265 | 300 | 283 | 276 | 383 | 391 | 486 | 539 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:47AM0.30m | 10:09PM0.42m | 10:13AM0.30m | 10:30PM0.41m | 10:39AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.00m | 4:38AM0.03m | 4:10PM0.01m | 5:02AM0.03m | 4:34PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
758 | 733 | 546 | 1245 | 1206 | 1342 | 1281 | 1059 | 417 | 774 | 620 | 494 | 254 | 300 | 283 | 276 | 383 | 391 | 105 | 102 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 8 | SSE 9 |
98 | 307 | 527 | 130 | 127 | 153 | 143 | 116 | 506 | 153 | 162 | 199 | 265 | 114 | 78 | 76 | 112 | 104 | 34 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 24 | S 22 | E 11 | E 9 | S 18 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 |
165 | 92 | 132 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 150 | 57 | 55 | 59 | 66 | 119 | 117 | 88 | 131 | 98 | 71 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
35 | — | 85 | 85 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 486 | 539 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
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