Fort Dauphin surfForecast / East / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 17 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)8881818171616161615151414141414136613131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)136120120154207381447447261258377372367362362257236225186233149147104102
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NE
10
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:38PM
0.36
8:32AM
0.37
9:01PM
0.37
8:58AM
0.35
9:26PM
0.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32PM
-0.02
2:38AM
0.03
2:53PM
-0.02
3:07AM
0.03
3:13PM
-0.02
3:37AM
0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset-5:35-------5:34-------5:32------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C282726252423232730292625242323253029262524242326
Feels °C (?)272727262625263031302828272626282928262524252426
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