The surf forecast is 1 ft and semi clean/textured right now for Dauphin Island, AL

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    87° NW @ 9mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    4:56am / 3:10am
  • BUOY 42012
    S1.6ft @ 7s
  • WATER TEMP
    90° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SAT 18
SUN 19
MON 20
TUE 21
12am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and fair at 12am on Sat 7/18
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDNW 9 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYS (171) 1 ft @ 7 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYWSW (251) 0.8 ft @ 3 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Mid Tide,0.3 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Saturday, Jul 18
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NW
    9mph
    0.9ft
    6s
    S
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    fair
    SW
    4mph
    0.8ft
    6s
    S
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    W
    17mph
    0.8ft
    6s
    S
  • Sunday, Jul 19
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    N
    8mph
    0.7ft
    6s
    S
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NNE
    5mph
    0.3ft
    9s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    0.4ft
    10s
    S
  • Monday, Jul 20
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    NE
    5mph
    0.4ft
    9s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    ENE
    3mph
    0.4ft
    9s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    SSW
    8mph
    0.4ft
    9s
    S
  • Tuesday, Jul 21
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NW
    4mph
    0.4ft
    9s
    S
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    8mph
    0.3ft
    10s
    SSE
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    9mph
    0.7ft
    5s
    SE
  • Wednesday, Jul 22
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    14mph
    1.2ft
    3s
    SW
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    13mph
    1.4ft
    4s
    WSW
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    16mph
    1.7ft
    3s
    SW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North to North-East, and was updated Jul 17, 2026 @ 8:01pm.
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