Dauphin Island, United States
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About Dauphin Island
Dauphin Island is a town in Alabama, United States. From Dauphin Island you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Sand Island, a surf spot 2.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is MOB, 50 km away.
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Staying in Dauphin Island
- 24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: MOB, 50 km, PNS, 92 km, GPT, 93 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Dauphin Island.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Dauphin Island each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dauphin Island Pier3.6 kmabout 10 min by car | 3 ft44 kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots, poor | 3 ft25 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, poor | 2 ft14 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, poor | 2 ft9 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, fair | 1 ft3 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small | 2 ft19 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, poor |
All readings for Dauphin Island Pier: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Sand Island2.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up | 4 ft69 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, offshore | 3 ft44 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore | 3 ft24 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore | 2 ft19 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore | 2 ft6 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore | 1 ft4 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore | 3 ft29 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots |
All readings for Sand Island: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Dauphin Island, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Places to eat near Dauphin Island
- Dority'sBar and grill · 0.1 km from the centre
- Krispy Krunchy ChickenChicken · 0.1 km from the centre
- Miguel's Beach'n BajaMexican · 0.1 km from the centre
- Pirate's Bar And GrillBar and grill · 0.1 km from the centre
- Noble Roman'sPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
- Dockside Seafood RestaurantSeafood · 0.5 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits