Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 6PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9271 | 9561 | 8793 | 8511 | 8055 | 7428 | 6933 | 5813 | 5722 | 4982 | 3799 | 3436 | 2747 | 2452 | 2166 | 1759 | 1556 | 1412 | 1256 | 1107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:38PM0.40m | 8:43AM0.31m | 8:57PM0.42m | 9:04AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.02m | 3:01AM0.02m | 2:36PM0.00m | 3:20AM0.01m | 2:59PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 9271 | 9561 | 8793 | 8511 | 8055 | 7428 | 6933 | 5813 | 5722 | 4982 | 3799 | 3436 | 2747 | 2452 | 2166 | 1759 | 1556 | 1412 | 1256 | 1107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | — | — | 103 | 53 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 16 | 16 | 157 | 198 | 312 | 312 | 354 | 357 | 414 | 427 | 483 | 609 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 950 | 956 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 981 | 956 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 951 | 954 | 951 | 951 | 951 | 367 | 951 | 951 | 388 |
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