Fort Dauphin surfForecast / East / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 02 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 6PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (02 May)7ft (2.2m)16s

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 Tue morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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)
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
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
1.6
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1497
1668
2339
2335
2247
1801
1797
1797
1637
1419
1380
1266
958
1089
929
811
799
764
677
645
634
599
514
422
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:48PM0.36m
8:43AM0.30m
9:11PM0.36m
9:05AM0.29m
9:35PM0.35m
Low Tide
2:26PM-0.00m
2:56AM0.04m
2:46PM-0.01m
3:22AM0.04m
3:07PM-0.00m
3:49AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:13
6:15
6:15
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5:22
5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
27
26
24
23
22
21
21
24
26
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
22
22
21
25
28
27
26
25
24
23
23
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
23
23
22
22
22
21
22
21
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
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
1.6
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1497
1668
2339
2335
2247
1801
1797
1797
1637
1419
1380
1266
958
1089
929
811
799
764
677
645
634
599
514
422
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
0.8
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
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
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
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
Energy kJ
332
270
43
18
66
66
49
47
47
47
32
32
33
48
48
32
32
5
13
12
11
18
27
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SW
5
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.5
S
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
46
45
28
33
26
8
30
57
25
9
3
7
6
13
7
7
6
23
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.4
SE
4
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
Energy kJ
11
4
32
61
23
45
54
72
86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
Distance (km)
10
14
2
0
0
0
0
0
950
951
950
950
0
0
10
10
950
950
950
10
10
10
0
950
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar - East
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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