Fort Dauphin surfForecast / East / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 04 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
25.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 6PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (04 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

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 Thu morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
799
865
677
645
634
599
589
422
383
314
259
254
170
108
161
195
186
131
169
127
115
115
117
82
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:05AM0.29m
9:35PM0.35m
9:25AM0.27m
10:01PM0.33m
9:45AM0.25m
10:29PM0.32m
Low Tide
3:07PM-0.00m
3:49AM0.05m
3:30PM0.01m
4:18AM0.07m
3:55PM0.02m
4:52AM0.10m
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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6:15
6:16
6:16
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:20
Temp °C
25
24
23
22
22
21
20
24
28
27
24
23
21
21
22
25
27
26
24
23
22
22
22
26
24
23
22
21
21
20
19
22
26
24
23
23
22
23
24
27
28
27
27
26
24
24
23
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
Energy kJ
799
865
677
645
634
599
589
422
383
314
259
254
170
71
50
195
98
98
169
127
100
74
72
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
32
5
13
12
11
18
27
26
25
81
74
73
94
108
102
35
186
131
96
94
115
115
117
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
W
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
S
10
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
6
8
7
7
6
24
46
50
25
25
24
35
79
161
98
25
25
23
16
47
28
61
82
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
4
1
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
4
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1
NNE
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
32
80
24
38
58
68
77
116
168
202
195
124
55
2
24
29
39
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
372
950
10
10
10
10
10
950
950
950
950
951
0
0
0
0
950
10
10
0
0
0
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar - East
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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