The surf forecast is 1 ft and slightly choppy right now for Dauphin Island, AL

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    78° ESE @ 20 → 22mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    5:28pm / 7:34am
  • BUOY 42357
    SSE2ft @ 5s
  • WATER TEMP
    82° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
MON 25
TUE 26
WED 27
THU 28
FRI 29
3am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 3am on Mon 5/25
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDESE 11 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSE (145) 1.4 ft @ 5 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYS (173) 0.3 ft @ 8 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide,0.5 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Monday, May 25
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    SE
    13mph
    1.5ft
    5s
    SE
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    12mph
    1.6ft
    5s
    SSE
    6pm
    1 ft
    clean
    E
    4mph
    1.7ft
    5s
    SSE
  • Tuesday, May 26
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1-2 ft
    choppy
    SE
    13mph
    2.1ft
    5s
    SE
    12pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    SSE
    22mph
    3.8ft
    5s
    SSE
    6pm
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    S
    12mph
    3.4ft
    6s
    SSE
  • Wednesday, May 27
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2+ ft
    choppy
    SSE
    9mph
    2.8ft
    6s
    SSE
    12pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    SSE
    11mph
    2.8ft
    6s
    SSE
    6pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    SSE
    9mph
    3.1ft
    6s
    SSE
  • Thursday, May 28
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    fair
    S
    3mph
    2.4ft
    6s
    SSE
    12pm
    1-2 ft
    fair
    SE
    7mph
    2.1ft
    6s
    SSE
    6pm
    1-2 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    8mph
    1.9ft
    6s
    SSE
  • Friday, May 29
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    fair
    SSE
    5mph
    1.5ft
    6s
    SSE
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    9mph
    1.3ft
    5s
    SSE
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    10mph
    1.1ft
    5s
    SSE
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North to North-East, and was updated May 25, 2026 @ 2:09am.
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