Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 6PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1003 | 972 | 661 | 672 | 615 | 600 | 632 | 692 | 745 | 765 | 724 | 684 | 194 | 659 | 608 | 601 | 608 | 231 | 222 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:52PM0.38m | 8:10AM0.28m | 8:14PM0.41m | 8:30AM0.31m | 8:37PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.06m | 2:34AM0.03m | 2:00PM0.04m | 2:50AM0.01m | 2:24PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1003 | 972 | 661 | 672 | 560 | 550 | 470 | 383 | 376 | 314 | 247 | 198 | 194 | 191 | 141 | 106 | 242 | 231 | 222 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 857 | 594 | 577 | 425 | 307 | 229 | 156 | 116 | 114 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 100 | 149 | 137 | 251 | 104 | 71 | 71 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | — | — | SSW 12 | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 12 | S 23 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | 14 | — | 78 | 79 | 65 | 43 | 40 | 15 | 31 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 594 | 577 | 549 | 632 | 615 | 600 | 632 | 692 | 745 | 765 | 724 | 684 | 713 | 659 | 608 | 601 | 608 | 678 | 653 | 599 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 367 | 951 | 951 | 367 | 367 | 388 | 367 | 367 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 372 | 367 | 370 | 370 | 367 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 |
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