Fort Dauphin surfForecast / East / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 07 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fort Dauphin today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Dauphin at 5AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (08 May)6ft (1.9m)16s

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 Fri morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.1
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.8
SSE
19
1.2
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
16
1.8
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
143
257
340
367
492
929
1287
1348
1776
1460
1257
1091
788
591
490
408
324
289
232
220
164
225
213
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:02PM0.29m
10:24AM0.21m
11:45PM0.27m
10:44AM0.19m
00:59AM0.26m
Low Tide
4:21PM0.05m
5:37AM0.13m
4:47PM0.08m
6:58AM0.16m
5:09PM0.12m
2:19PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:18
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5:19
5:17
5:17
Temp °C
25
24
22
21
21
25
30
28
25
24
23
22
22
25
29
28
25
23
22
21
21
25
29
28
24
24
22
21
22
25
30
27
25
25
24
23
23
25
27
26
25
23
22
22
21
25
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
1.1
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
16
1.8
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Energy kJ
71
93
257
340
367
400
438
1287
1348
1776
1460
1257
1091
788
591
490
408
324
289
232
220
164
153
213
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
20
0.8
SSE
19
1.2
SSE
18
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
S
12
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
Energy kJ
37
70
8
15
131
492
929
470
390
10
21
33
54
30
36
20
44
83
61
97
94
147
123
147
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
21
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
Energy kJ
15
8
12
36
14
39
25
25
25
14
15
15
75
33
21
32
53
18
107
46
149
134
225
109
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
176
143
119
123
107
93
104
173
200
164
136
99
72
47
51
168
226
183
190
159
115
59
65
138
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
372
10
10
0
0
0
2
951
10
367
367
0
0
0
950
950
950
950
367
0
0
10
372
950
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar - East
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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