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Dauphin Beach

Mobile County, Alabama, United States

Dauphin Beach 1 photo

  • Ocean Buoy - panoramio

    Ocean Buoy - panoramio. Dameon Hudson, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:12 pm
8 am
7.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.5
6 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
24°C74°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph N
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:12 pm
Today
7.9Great8 am2415
8.1Great9 am2113
8.4Great10 am1811
8.6Excellent11 am1711
8.9Excellent12 pm1610
9.3Excellent1 pm128
9.4Excellent2 pm85
9.4Excellent3 pm64
9.5Excellent4 pm74
9.5Excellent5 pm53
9.5Excellent6 pm63
Sat
7.4Great8 am2918
7.1Great9 am3119
7.2Great10 am3220
7.6Great11 am2717
7.9Great12 pm2415
8.3Great1 pm2113
8.5Excellent2 pm1912
8.8Excellent3 pm1711
8.9Excellent4 pm1610
8.8Excellent5 pm1811
8.3Great6 pm2515
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -<0.1 m. High at 8 am, <0.1 m. Low at 2 pm, <0.1 m. High at 7 pm, 0.1 mLow 2 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 2 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 2 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 450 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miDauphin Island (town)
Nearest airport
47 km29 miTrent Lott International Airport (PGL)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Dauphin Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.4 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 1%