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Fort Dauphin surfForecast / East / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 20 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 2.4°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 2PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
0.4
SSW
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
2.3
S
2.3
SSE
2.4
S
1.9
SSW
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSE
1.5
S
1.9
SE
Period(s) (?)121212101212121212121212121188899911898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94297397335988841738726711699702702604483682623781599747549394373348447
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
5
W
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
S
10
S
20
SE
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
0.41
9:34PM
0.29
10:03AM
0.42
9:59PM
0.29
10:25AM
0.42
10:26PM
0.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:09AM
-0.01
4:05PM
0.04
3:33AM
-0.01
4:31PM
0.03
3:58AM
-0.00
4:57PM
0.03
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise5:18-------5:18-------5:20-------
Sunset----6:45-------6:45-------6:45---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----2339---1219122122212221
Temp. °C232731292524232424272625232323232324242524242424
Feels °C (?)252832292828272728313027242523252525252625262729
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