Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 2AM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 354 | 655 | 1863 | 2043 | 2365 | 2907 | 3717 | 3969 | 4812 | 4357 | 4153 | 6418 | 7405 | 7962 | 7387 | 8727 | 8110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:02PM0.33m | 8:02AM0.26m | 8:20PM0.37m | 8:22AM0.29m | 8:38PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.07m | 1:54PM0.04m | 2:45AM0.04m | 2:14PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 418 | 354 | 302 | 1863 | 2043 | 2365 | 2907 | 3717 | 3969 | 4812 | 4357 | 4153 | 6418 | 7405 | 7962 | 7387 | 8727 | 8110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | S 5 | NE 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 300 | 339 | 504 | 296 | 275 | 173 | 161 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 45 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 188 | 337 | 655 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 38 | — | — | 279 | 85 | 37 | 41 | — | — | 34 | 190 | 306 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 951 | 950 | 950 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 |
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