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Fort Dauphin surfForecast / East / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
24.6° C
 (Which is 2.3°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: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (18 Jan)7ft (2.2m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
0.7
SSW
0.6
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.4
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)101412131312121311111110121212121010131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6551923156515591468123612921355103736458403339350430373562312071053874857871
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
0
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
0.26
9:18AM
0.38
9:09PM
0.28
9:41AM
0.41
9:34PM
0.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:18PM
0.06
2:44AM
0.00
3:40PM
0.05
3:09AM
-0.01
4:05PM
0.04
3:33AM
-0.01
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------5:18-------5:18-------5:18-
Sunset--6:45-------6:45-------6:45-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------12-----2531---
Temp. °C302827262524242830292724242423273128252425242527
Feels °C (?)292727272726262929292825252625283229272829272932
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