Fort Dauphin surfForecast / East / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 EAT
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Fort Dauphin surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fort Dauphin sea temperature is
24.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 3PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

Table - waves today at Fort Dauphin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
983
943
789
668
640
475
390
321
294
227
224
208
198
195
195
195
318
269
258
270
320
320
356
307
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:15AM0.27m
7:13PM0.20m
6:01AM0.30m
7:05PM0.24m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.11m
1:14PM0.10m
11:51PM0.16m
1:13PM0.07m
00:36AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
6:11
6:11
6:11
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5:28
5:28
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
23
26
28
27
25
25
24
22
22
26
29
28
25
25
24
22
22
26
28
28
26
24
23
22
25
26
27
26
25
26
25
22
22
26
28
27
25
26
25
24
24
29
30
30
29
27
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
541
492
461
344
351
295
290
249
228
212
212
184
158
132
117
95
318
269
258
270
320
320
356
307
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
983
943
789
668
640
475
390
321
186
148
224
208
198
195
195
195
95
195
195
192
147
142
142
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
E
10
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SSW
12
Energy kJ
190
190
194
294
227
196
195
78
78
80
82
75
59
107
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.5
E
10
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
0.9
NNE
5
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
363
363
363
363
371
26
20
28
52
73
414
181
188
556
451
380
30
415
424
443
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
10
951
10
10
10
10
10
0
10
950
951
950
372
0
0
0
0
10
10
2
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar - East
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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