Fort Dauphin surfForecast / East / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 07 May 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 9AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (07 May)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (07 May)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.8
SSE
19
1.2
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
115
117
90
114
188
160
166
257
290
367
492
929
1287
1348
1776
1430
1257
1091
769
591
490
408
389
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:29PM0.32m
10:04AM0.23m
11:02PM0.29m
10:24AM0.21m
11:45PM0.27m
10:44AM0.19m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.10m
4:21PM0.05m
5:37AM0.13m
4:47PM0.08m
6:58AM0.16m
5:09PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:16
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5:20
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
23
22
22
26
29
28
25
24
22
21
21
25
30
28
25
24
23
22
22
25
29
28
25
23
25
23
23
25
26
26
25
24
22
21
21
25
29
27
26
25
24
23
23
25
27
26
25
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
Energy kJ
75
74
72
74
55
56
71
93
257
290
367
400
438
1287
1348
1776
1430
1257
1091
769
591
490
408
389
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
21
0.4
SSE
20
0.8
SSE
19
1.2
SSE
18
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.1
SW
16
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
115
115
117
73
72
45
54
70
12
36
131
492
929
390
390
10
27
33
54
39
50
48
48
138
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
20
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
ESE
7
Energy kJ
47
46
61
82
54
59
8
12
12
12
39
25
25
25
14
21
15
75
33
21
31
85
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
23
37
55
90
114
188
160
166
204
159
131
107
107
215
233
170
147
120
72
47
53
114
154
159
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
367
950
950
950
372
370
0
0
0
956
951
10
372
10
0
0
0
950
950
950
950
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar - East
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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