Fort Dauphin surfForecast / East / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 05 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
24.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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 Fri morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1.9
ENE
6
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.4
NE
6
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
13
1.4
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
383
314
259
254
170
141
161
195
186
131
131
127
129
129
117
82
102
188
184
191
194
279
339
383
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:25AM0.27m
10:01PM0.33m
9:45AM0.25m
10:29PM0.32m
10:04AM0.23m
11:02PM0.29m
Low Tide
3:30PM0.01m
4:18AM0.07m
3:55PM0.02m
4:52AM0.10m
4:21PM0.05m
5:37AM0.13m
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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5:21
5:20
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
28
28
25
23
22
22
22
25
27
26
24
23
23
22
22
26
28
27
25
24
23
22
21
25
26
26
25
23
24
24
24
27
28
27
27
26
26
24
23
26
26
25
24
24
23
23
22
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
11
0.6
SSW
11
1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
11
Energy kJ
383
314
259
254
170
80
52
195
186
98
131
127
75
129
72
74
55
56
63
91
194
279
339
381
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.1
S
21
0.3
SSE
20
0.7
SSE
19
Energy kJ
25
81
74
73
94
108
127
38
96
131
96
94
129
74
117
82
72
71
38
28
49
9
78
383
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
S
10
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
50
25
24
24
35
105
161
73
25
25
17
16
47
46
61
82
54
26
26
25
12
12
6
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
5
1.8
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.7
NE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
92
197
251
209
139
141
2
28
16
32
36
60
102
188
184
191
171
159
136
99
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
950
950
950
951
0
0
0
0
10
10
2
0
0
0
0
10
950
950
372
372
372
0
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar - East
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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