Fort Dauphin surfForecast / East / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 01 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
25.0° 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 5PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (01 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1491
1211
841
736
615
449
259
772
1497
1668
2339
2281
2247
1801
1752
1797
1591
1419
1241
1139
958
943
929
811
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
0
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:25PM0.36m
8:19AM0.32m
8:48PM0.36m
8:43AM0.30m
9:11PM0.36m
Low Tide
2:08PM0.00m
2:31AM0.05m
2:26PM-0.00m
2:56AM0.04m
2:46PM-0.01m
3:22AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
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6:13
6:13
6:15
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5:22
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
25
24
22
22
23
25
27
26
24
23
22
22
22
24
26
26
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
25
28
28
28
26
26
25
25
24
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1
ENE
6
1
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1491
1211
841
736
615
449
85
254
1497
1668
2339
2281
2247
1801
1752
1797
1591
1419
1241
1139
958
943
929
811
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
E
7
1.3
ENE
6
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
19
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
31
29
86
146
62
132
259
772
332
270
50
48
34
66
66
49
49
47
46
48
31
31
31
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
11
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.4
SSW
4
0.1
E
13
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
11
126
155
114
55
40
36
43
15
30
57
25
6
3
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
5
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.6
E
8
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
ESE
8
Energy kJ
87
193
194
197
106
193
128
46
6
13
16
92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
951
951
950
367
0
0
0
0
10
10
33
0
0
0
0
0
950
950
950
10
10
0
10
372
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar - East
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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