Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 10PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 461 | 461 | 468 | 458 | 458 | 437 | 356 | 353 | 765 | 1040 | 1532 | 1733 | 2322 | 2966 | 2646 | 3344 | 3612 | 2875 | 2067 | 2128 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:49PM0.21m | 5:44AM0.17m | 7:24PM0.24m | 7:04AM0.19m | 7:52PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.16m | 12:21PM0.12m | 2:39AM0.13m | 1:15PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 461 | 461 | 468 | 285 | 183 | 159 | 133 | 113 | 98 | 90 | 92 | 528 | 1062 | 2521 | 1540 | 2930 | 3164 | 2875 | 2067 | 2128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 18 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 128 | 118 | 90 | 458 | 458 | 437 | 356 | 273 | 168 | 232 | 441 | 92 | 94 | 1327 | 73 | 1550 | 1327 | 1042 | 1245 | 848 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 22 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 67 | 67 | 56 | 37 | 23 | 37 | 91 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 73 | — | 76 | 108 | 113 | 110 | 110 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NNE 6 | W 3 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 206 | 239 | 298 | 122 | 5 | 33 | 64 | 353 | 765 | 1040 | 1532 | 1733 | 2322 | 2966 | 2646 | 3344 | 3612 | 2402 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 950 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 968 | 1171 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1176 | 981 | 2 | 0 |
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