Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 8PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 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 (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 140 | 100 | 97 | 93 | 121 | 174 | 368 | 407 | 402 | 620 | 596 | 530 | 508 | 494 | 413 | 357 | 282 | 273 | 269 |
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 | 10:16AM0.31m | 9:54PM0.25m | 10:37AM0.28m | 9:59PM0.22m | 11:01AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.09m | 4:06AM0.04m | 4:52PM0.12m | 4:16AM0.07m | 5:20PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 152 | 140 | 100 | 97 | 93 | 68 | 174 | 368 | 407 | 402 | 620 | 596 | 530 | 508 | 494 | 413 | 357 | 282 | 273 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 76 | 121 | 66 | 64 | 35 | 114 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | SW 20 | S 14 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 54 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 457 | 553 | 570 | 607 | 581 | 577 | 535 | 487 | 586 | 687 | 661 | 661 | 703 | 565 | 452 | 358 | 485 | 748 | 656 | 544 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 951 | 951 | 951 | 372 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 372 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 370 | 950 | 951 | 951 | 372 |
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