Dauphin Island Beach surf report
Dauphin Island, Alabama
Updated 3:00 AM CDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
Dauphin Island Beach is also scored for
About Dauphin Island Beach
Dauphin Island Beach sits on the Alabama coast, where the water runs from about 57°F in January to 89°F in August.
The water averages above 70°F in April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November — 8 months of the year — peaking around 89°F in August and dropping to about 57°F in January.
Today it is 78°F. That is 1° above the October average of 77°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Dauphin Island Hydro about 1.8 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dauphin Island Beach good for surfing today?
Flat or blown out — we score it 34 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is wave size at 0.5 ft.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.