
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 1AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
1001 | 823 | 700 | 690 | 599 | 499 | 469 | 1259 | 1011 | 1109 | 1082 | 1055 | 1014 | 988 | 988 | 975 | 975 | 949 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:42PM0.35m | 8:35AM0.26m | 9:05PM0.38m | 8:59AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM0.07m | 2:31PM0.01m | 3:29AM0.05m | 2:55PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
1001 | 823 | 700 | 690 | 599 | 499 | 469 | 1259 | 1011 | 1109 | 1082 | 1055 | 1014 | 988 | 988 | 975 | 975 | 949 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
281 | 190 | 270 | 210 | 240 | 235 | 242 | 201 | 201 | 245 | 267 | 208 | 208 | 212 | 194 | 146 | 146 | 163 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
— | — | 5 | 39 | 153 | 249 | 433 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
104 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 10 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 48 | 48 | 49 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 950 | 10 | 10 |
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