Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Dauphin Island, AL
April 18, 2025 5:16 PM CDT (22:16 UTC) Change Location
![]() | Sunrise 6:19 AM Sunset 7:22 PM Moonrise 12:00 AM Moonset 9:51 AM |
GMZ630 Northern Mobile Bay- 306 Pm Cdt Fri Apr 18 2025
Tonight - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
Saturday - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
Saturday night - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
Sunday - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
Sunday night - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop.
Monday - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. A moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Monday night - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of Thunderstorms after midnight.
Tuesday - South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of showers and Thunderstorms.
Tuesday night - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
Wednesday - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms.
Wednesday night - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop.
winds and waves higher in and near Thunderstorms.
winds and waves higher in and near Thunderstorms.
GMZ600 306 Pm Cdt Fri Apr 18 2025
Synopsis - A light to moderate southeasterly flow pattern will persist through the middle of next week.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Dauphin Island, AL

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Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Dauphin Island, Mobile Bay, Alabama, Tide feet
Mobile Bay Entrance Click for Map Fri -- 02:37 AM CDT 0.00 knots Slack Fri -- 06:21 AM CDT Sunrise Fri -- 08:49 AM CDT 2.01 knots Max Flood Fri -- 09:51 AM CDT Moonset Fri -- 03:11 PM CDT -0.00 knots Slack Fri -- 07:21 PM CDT Sunset Fri -- 09:34 PM CDT -2.08 knots Max Ebb Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Mobile Bay Entrance, Alabama Current, knots
12 am |
-1.3 |
1 am |
-0.8 |
2 am |
-0.3 |
3 am |
0.2 |
4 am |
0.7 |
5 am |
1.1 |
6 am |
1.5 |
7 am |
1.8 |
8 am |
2 |
9 am |
2 |
10 am |
1.9 |
11 am |
1.7 |
12 pm |
1.4 |
1 pm |
1 |
2 pm |
0.6 |
3 pm |
0.1 |
4 pm |
-0.4 |
5 pm |
-0.9 |
6 pm |
-1.3 |
7 pm |
-1.7 |
8 pm |
-1.9 |
9 pm |
-2.1 |
10 pm |
-2.1 |
11 pm |
-1.9 |
Area Discussion for Mobile/Pensacola, FL
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FXUS64 KMOB 182002 AFDMOB
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mobile AL 302 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
New Discussion, Marine
DISCUSSION
Issued at 257 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Near Term (Now through Saturday night)
Through Saturday night, a large positively tilted upper trof stretching from the northern Plains to the 4 Corners region advances slowly eastward then splits, with the northern portion moving off across eastern Canada while the remainder moves into the southern and central Plains. An upper ridge over the southeastern states (and stretching up along the mid Atlantic Coast) meanwhile slowly begins to move off into the western Atlantic, while a surface ridge remains in place over the southeastern states and promotes a light southeasterly flow. Deep layer moisture looks to remain too limited to support precipitation and have continued with a dry forecast through Saturday night. Patchy to areas of fog is favored to develop overnight, and may develop Saturday night as well. There is a low risk of rip currents tonight and a moderate risk of rip currents for Saturday. A High Risk of rip currents begins Saturday night and through Monday night. /29
Extended (Sunday through Friday)
Upper level high pressure centered off the Florida Atlantic coast with a ridge stretching north over the East Coast will hang tough into Monday, then begin to tilt anticyclonically as a series of shortwave troughs move over the Central/Southern Plains. By Thursday, the upper pattern has transformed into zonal upper flow over the Southeast, with a series of shortwave troughs passing over the Southeast. A surface cold front moves to areas northwest of the forecast area as a closes upper system exits a mean upper trough over the Plains Sunday into Monday. This front becomes the focus for rainfall in the coming week. Another shortwave passing Tuesday shifts the surface front a bit further southeast, closer to the forecast area. Will need to monitor where this boundary moves in the coming week, with isentropic upglide heavy rain a possibility with the Tuesday system and another passing Wednesday night into Thursday. Guidance is painting precipitable h20 levels rising into the 1.5"-1.6" range in areas near or over the forecast area (generally west of I-65), and MLCapes rising to around 1000j/kg, enough for localized heavy rain, maybe more extensive if the surface front is re-enforced.
Temperatures remain at or above seasonal norms Sunday for the coming week. High temperatures range from the upper 70s near the coast to low to mid 80s well inland are expected for the period, with some shifting of where the lower temperatures end up. Low temperatures in the low to mid 60s expected for most of the period.
A High Risk of Rip Currents is expected Sunday into midweek with onshore flow continuing to bring swell to area beaches. A wide tidal range this weekend will slowly decrease in the coming week, with the Rip Current Risk easing to a Moderate by the end of the week.
/16
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1225 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
VFR conditions prevail over the area this afternoon except for occasional MVFR ceilings near the coast. Patchy MVFR conditions with fog are expected to develop this evening, with the potential for late night dense fog development mostly over portions of south central Alabama and the interior western Florida panhandle.
Any fog that develops will dissipate during early to mid Saturday morning leaving VFR conditions. South to southeast winds 10-15 knots today diminish to a calm or light southeasterly flow this evening, then a southeasterly flow at 10-15 knots develops Saturday morning. /29
MARINE
Issued at 257 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
A light to moderate southeasterly flow pattern will persist through the middle of next week. It's possible that the southeasterly flow may increase sufficiently to warrant Small Craft Exercise Caution headlines mainly over the 20-60 nm portion of the Alabama coastal waters Sunday morning. /29
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Mobile 64 82 64 82 66 82 66 82 / 0 0 0 0 10 30 30 60 Pensacola 66 78 66 78 67 79 68 80 / 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 40 Destin 66 78 67 78 68 79 69 80 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 Evergreen 57 87 59 85 58 85 62 83 / 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 60 Waynesboro 63 87 61 85 63 83 64 82 / 0 0 0 0 10 70 50 80 Camden 58 86 60 83 60 83 63 79 / 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 70 Crestview 57 85 58 84 58 84 62 84 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 40
MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...High Rip Current Risk from Saturday evening through late Tuesday night for ALZ265-266.
FL...High Rip Current Risk from Saturday evening through late Tuesday night for FLZ202-204-206.
MS...None.
GM...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mobile AL 302 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
New Discussion, Marine
DISCUSSION
Issued at 257 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Near Term (Now through Saturday night)
Through Saturday night, a large positively tilted upper trof stretching from the northern Plains to the 4 Corners region advances slowly eastward then splits, with the northern portion moving off across eastern Canada while the remainder moves into the southern and central Plains. An upper ridge over the southeastern states (and stretching up along the mid Atlantic Coast) meanwhile slowly begins to move off into the western Atlantic, while a surface ridge remains in place over the southeastern states and promotes a light southeasterly flow. Deep layer moisture looks to remain too limited to support precipitation and have continued with a dry forecast through Saturday night. Patchy to areas of fog is favored to develop overnight, and may develop Saturday night as well. There is a low risk of rip currents tonight and a moderate risk of rip currents for Saturday. A High Risk of rip currents begins Saturday night and through Monday night. /29
Extended (Sunday through Friday)
Upper level high pressure centered off the Florida Atlantic coast with a ridge stretching north over the East Coast will hang tough into Monday, then begin to tilt anticyclonically as a series of shortwave troughs move over the Central/Southern Plains. By Thursday, the upper pattern has transformed into zonal upper flow over the Southeast, with a series of shortwave troughs passing over the Southeast. A surface cold front moves to areas northwest of the forecast area as a closes upper system exits a mean upper trough over the Plains Sunday into Monday. This front becomes the focus for rainfall in the coming week. Another shortwave passing Tuesday shifts the surface front a bit further southeast, closer to the forecast area. Will need to monitor where this boundary moves in the coming week, with isentropic upglide heavy rain a possibility with the Tuesday system and another passing Wednesday night into Thursday. Guidance is painting precipitable h20 levels rising into the 1.5"-1.6" range in areas near or over the forecast area (generally west of I-65), and MLCapes rising to around 1000j/kg, enough for localized heavy rain, maybe more extensive if the surface front is re-enforced.
Temperatures remain at or above seasonal norms Sunday for the coming week. High temperatures range from the upper 70s near the coast to low to mid 80s well inland are expected for the period, with some shifting of where the lower temperatures end up. Low temperatures in the low to mid 60s expected for most of the period.
A High Risk of Rip Currents is expected Sunday into midweek with onshore flow continuing to bring swell to area beaches. A wide tidal range this weekend will slowly decrease in the coming week, with the Rip Current Risk easing to a Moderate by the end of the week.
/16
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1225 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
VFR conditions prevail over the area this afternoon except for occasional MVFR ceilings near the coast. Patchy MVFR conditions with fog are expected to develop this evening, with the potential for late night dense fog development mostly over portions of south central Alabama and the interior western Florida panhandle.
Any fog that develops will dissipate during early to mid Saturday morning leaving VFR conditions. South to southeast winds 10-15 knots today diminish to a calm or light southeasterly flow this evening, then a southeasterly flow at 10-15 knots develops Saturday morning. /29
MARINE
Issued at 257 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
A light to moderate southeasterly flow pattern will persist through the middle of next week. It's possible that the southeasterly flow may increase sufficiently to warrant Small Craft Exercise Caution headlines mainly over the 20-60 nm portion of the Alabama coastal waters Sunday morning. /29
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Mobile 64 82 64 82 66 82 66 82 / 0 0 0 0 10 30 30 60 Pensacola 66 78 66 78 67 79 68 80 / 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 40 Destin 66 78 67 78 68 79 69 80 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 Evergreen 57 87 59 85 58 85 62 83 / 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 60 Waynesboro 63 87 61 85 63 83 64 82 / 0 0 0 0 10 70 50 80 Camden 58 86 60 83 60 83 63 79 / 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 70 Crestview 57 85 58 84 58 84 62 84 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 40
MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...High Rip Current Risk from Saturday evening through late Tuesday night for ALZ265-266.
FL...High Rip Current Risk from Saturday evening through late Tuesday night for FLZ202-204-206.
MS...None.
GM...None.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
DILA1 | 0 mi | 47 min | SE 9.9G | 74°F | 30.16 | |||
DPHA1 | 0 mi | 137 min | 11 | 75°F | 73°F | 30.17 | ||
FRMA1 | 5 mi | 47 min | SE 8G | 75°F | 30.16 | 72°F | ||
EFLA1 | 13 mi | 47 min | 73°F | 72°F | ||||
BSCA1 - Bon Secour, AL | 14 mi | 77 min | SE 11 | 74°F | 30.16 | |||
WKXA1 - Weeks Bay Reserve, AL | 18 mi | 92 min | S 4.1 | 80°F | 30.21 | 71°F | ||
MBPA1 | 19 mi | 47 min | 75°F | 73°F | ||||
GDXM6 - Grand Bay Reserve, MS | 20 mi | 92 min | SSE 8 | 74°F | 30.18 | 71°F | ||
PTBM6 - 8741003 - Petit Bois Island, MS | 23 mi | 47 min | SE 7G | 75°F | 30.15 | |||
PNLM6 - 8741533 - Pascagoula NOAA Lab, MS | 27 mi | 47 min | 75°F | |||||
MCGA1 - 8736897 - Coast Guard Sector Mobile, AL | 28 mi | 47 min | SSE 6G | 74°F | 70°F | 30.16 | ||
PTOA1 | 29 mi | 47 min | 76°F | 69°F | ||||
42067 - USM3M02 | 30 mi | 127 min | SSW 9.7G | 74°F | 3 ft | 30.16 | 69°F | |
42012 - Orange Beach AL Buoy | 31 mi | 37 min | ESE 9.7G | 73°F | 73°F | 30.17 | 70°F | |
OBLA1 - 8737048 - Mobile State Docks, AL | 32 mi | 47 min | 73°F | 68°F | 30.19 | |||
PCLF1 - 8729840 - Pensacola, FL | 47 mi | 47 min | SSE 6G | 76°F | 71°F | 30.19 |
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