Fort Dauphin surfForecast / East / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 03 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
24.9° 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 6AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (03 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (03 May)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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)
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2195
1801
1797
1797
1637
1419
1380
1266
1106
1089
929
811
799
786
812
730
718
599
589
422
383
314
259
254
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
0
ENE
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:43AM0.30m
9:11PM0.36m
9:05AM0.29m
9:35PM0.35m
9:25AM0.27m
Low Tide
2:56AM0.04m
2:46PM-0.01m
3:22AM0.04m
3:07PM-0.00m
3:49AM0.05m
3:30PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:15
6:15
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5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
22
21
21
24
26
26
24
24
23
22
21
23
24
23
22
22
23
21
20
24
28
28
25
23
24
23
23
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
23
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
20
23
26
26
25
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
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
Energy kJ
2195
1801
1797
1797
1637
1419
1380
1266
1106
1089
929
811
799
786
812
730
718
599
589
422
383
314
259
254
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
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
Energy kJ
66
66
49
49
47
33
32
32
33
33
48
32
32
32
13
12
11
18
27
26
25
81
74
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
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
Energy kJ
11
8
30
57
25
3
7
6
5
7
7
6
24
47
51
25
24
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
NE
6
Energy kJ
33
31
80
25
38
52
74
92
188
222
202
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
950
950
950
950
0
0
0
10
10
950
10
10
10
10
0
950
950
950
950
402
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar - East
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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