Fort Dauphin surfForecast / East / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 23 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
25.4° 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 5AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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 Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
3
2
2
4
3
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
692
712
712
603
561
634
634
634
615
606
649
943
1134
3309
2155
1586
1566
1455
983
943
834
678
640
475
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:53PM0.31m
10:16AM0.21m
11:32PM0.28m
9:39AM0.18m
00:59AM0.25m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.13m
4:13PM0.07m
6:33AM0.17m
4:00PM0.10m
2:07PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:11
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5:30
5:29
5:28
Temp °C
24
23
23
26
29
28
25
25
24
24
23
26
27
27
25
24
24
23
23
26
28
27
25
25
26
25
25
27
29
28
27
28
27
27
26
29
27
28
26
25
25
24
24
26
27
26
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
692
220
241
241
561
634
634
634
615
606
649
943
1134
3309
2155
1586
1566
1455
983
943
834
307
274
262
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSW
21
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
E
10
1.4
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
67
712
712
603
7
6
9
45
257
276
282
288
1081
320
362
417
349
332
275
258
334
678
640
475
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
0.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
2
2
4
7
4
6
45
102
332
566
897
301
327
66
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
6
Energy kJ
277
236
346
370
235
273
279
247
392
424
484
490
484
426
484
535
541
180
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
950
951
367
0
0
2
10
950
2
2
2
2
0
2
10
950
2
10
10
0
0
10
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar - East
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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