Fort Dauphin surfForecast / East / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 13 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 8AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131312121212121212121212151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)549534527497490482396461461461378344318263258246246246158158132233279346
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
E
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
0
N
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
S
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglassglasscross-
off
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
0.30
7:18PM
0.25
6:57AM
0.34
7:36PM
0.28
7:19AM
0.36
7:55PM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
0.14
1:26PM
0.08
12:43AM
0.12
1:34PM
0.04
1:11AM
0.09
1:51PM
0.01
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:05----
Sunset-----5:38-------5:37-------5:37--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1111------
Temp. °C232323262828262524232326272725252424242425252524
Feels °C (?)242525282930292927262629292827272525252525242624
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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