Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 1AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s 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 (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 425 | 581 | 589 | 515 | 501 | 530 | 460 | 434 | 421 | 392 | 434 | 449 | 449 | 449 | 458 | 431 | 916 | 1349 |
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 | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:53PM0.32m | 7:58AM0.23m | 8:16PM0.36m | 8:24AM0.25m | 8:41PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.07m | 1:50PM0.06m | 3:00AM0.05m | 2:16PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 425 | 581 | 589 | 515 | 360 | 343 | 359 | 318 | 373 | 392 | 434 | 449 | 449 | 449 | 458 | 386 | 916 | 1349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 16 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 5 | — | — | 501 | 530 | 460 | 434 | 421 | 357 | 357 | 321 | 335 | 299 | 372 | 431 | 386 | 340 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 26 | 51 | 128 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 599 | 485 | 448 | 402 | 524 | 588 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 62 | 572 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 950 |
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