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Fort Dauphin surfForecast / East / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 19 Jan 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
24.7° C
 (Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 3PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
0.5
SSW
1.4
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)1213131112101012121212121212121212121212121299
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)129213391335665565857339350430504504504956827726711711714714722660692715
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
15
WNW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassoffcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:18AM
0.38
9:09PM
0.28
9:41AM
0.41
9:34PM
0.29
10:03AM
0.42
9:59PM
0.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:40PM
0.05
3:09AM
-0.01
4:05PM
0.04
3:33AM
-0.01
4:31PM
0.03
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise5:18-------5:18-------5:18-------
Sunset----6:45-------6:45-------6:45---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----11------135----21543
Temp. °C242831292725242423283130272524242527312625242323
Feels °C (?)252931292826252625303231292827272931352926242324
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