Fort Dauphin surfForecast / East / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.9
ENE
6
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
228
224
320
222
198
195
195
348
292
292
313
400
363
363
320
293
325
275
269
230
190
186
186
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NE
10
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:15AM0.27m
7:13PM0.20m
6:01AM0.30m
7:05PM0.24m
6:33AM0.32m
7:20PM0.28m
Low Tide
1:14PM0.10m
11:51PM0.16m
1:13PM0.07m
00:36AM0.13m
1:24PM0.05m
1:10AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
6:11
6:11
6:11
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
22
26
29
28
26
25
24
23
23
27
30
29
26
24
23
23
22
25
26
27
25
24
23
22
23
25
28
27
27
26
25
25
25
29
32
30
29
27
26
27
25
28
28
30
27
27
25
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SE
8
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Energy kJ
228
228
197
184
143
158
132
98
348
292
292
192
86
363
363
320
293
325
275
269
230
190
186
186
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
E
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
294
148
224
208
198
175
137
195
100
100
82
84
147
84
84
95
54
79
78
52
41
40
30
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
E
10
1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SE
8
0.1
S
15
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
382
227
196
320
198
195
195
195
195
78
4
145
142
107
109
5
3
5
5
5
10
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.1
ENE
5
1.5
E
10
1.7
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
E
9
1.7
ENE
9
0.8
NNE
4
1.7
ENE
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
0.4
W
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
369
52
414
188
222
135
189
363
464
22
456
313
400
471
3
1
1
1
2
5
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
10
951
951
951
10
367
0
0
2
10
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
950
950
950
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar - East
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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