Dauphin Island · Mobile County · Alabama
Dauphin Island Surf Report & Forecast, Alabama
Dauphin Island, Alabama: flat (under 1 ft), at 2 pm CST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.6 ft at 2 seconds from the north-northeast, with a 9 mph offshore wind from the north-northeast. Water is about 71°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 2.2 ft at 8:17 pm.
flat (under 1 ft) ft
- Swell
- 0.6 ft · 2 s · NNEplus 0.5 ft · 3 s · E
- Wind
- 9 mph (NNE)offshore
- Tide
- 1.2 ft risinghigh 2.2 ft at 8:17 pm
- Water
- 71°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 67°Ffeels like 63°F
- Sun
- rise 6:13 amset 4:59 pm
Dauphin Island surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Dauphin Island: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Dauphin Island: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 13 mph offshore (NNE) | 0.5 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 14 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 19 | 0.5 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 14 mph offshore (NE), gusts 19 | 0.6 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 13 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 18 | 0.7 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 12 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 17 | 0.8 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 11 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 16 | 0.9 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph offshore (NNE) | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (N) | 1.1 ft |
| 2 pmnow | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (N) | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph offshore (N) | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph offshore (N) | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph offshore (N) | 1.7 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (NE) | 0.5 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph offshore (NNE) | 0.5 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph offshore (NNE) | 0.5 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 0.5 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NNE) | 0.6 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 0.7 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 0.8 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 0.9 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 1.3 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 3 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.6 ft |
Dauphin Island beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 2 pm, sets at Dauphin Island arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly unknown.
- Set waves
- about 0.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 2 s
- How they break
- Unknown
- Breaking
- 0% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Dauphin Island surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Dauphin Island: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 18 at 0–1 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Dauphin Island are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.9 ft · 2 s · NE | 14 mph offshore (NE), gusts 19 | 6 mph offshore (N) | 12 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 2 s · NE | 8 mph offshore (NNE) | calm | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 2 s · WNW | 12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 17 | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 2.4 ft · 4 s · W | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 19 | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 21 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.5 ft · 3 s · N | 11 mph offshore (NNW) | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 20 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.5 ft · 3 s · NNE | 13 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 18 | 6 mph offshore (NNE) | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 4 s · ESE | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 22 | 9 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 3 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.9 ft · 4 s · E | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 3 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 15 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 12 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 22 mph cross-shore (E) | 19 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 3 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Dauphin Island are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Dauphin Island tide chart and tide times
Tides at Dauphin Island today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.5 ft at 5:31 am and high 2.2 ft at 8:17 pm. At 2 pm the tide is 1.2 ft and rising.
Dauphin Island tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.5 ft at 5:31 amHigh 2.2 ft at 8:17 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.5 ft at 6:28 amHigh 2.3 ft at 9:07 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.6 ft at 8:36 amHigh 2.4 ft at 9:20 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.5 ft at 10:36 amHigh 2.1 ft at 10:10 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.4 ft at 11:36 amHigh 1.9 ft at 10:43 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 0.3 ft at 11:58 amHigh 1.9 ft at 11:19 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.4 ft at 12:26 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 1.9 ft at 12:12 amLow 0.7 ft at 12:59 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 1.9 ft at 12:45 amLow 0.8 ft at 11:20 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Dauphin Island water temperature
The water temperature at Dauphin Island is about 71°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 63°F and a 9 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 69 and 71°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Dauphin Island
- West Pass20 mi E · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Gulf State Park Pier25 mi E · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Alabama Point31 mi E · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Spuds32 mi E · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Bungalows32 mi E · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Johnson Beach, Florida40 mi E · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
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About Dauphin Island
Dauphin Island is a beach break in Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, facing south.
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