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La Gauche Surf Forecast
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La Gauche surfForecast / West / Madagascar
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 18 Aug 2025 EAT
How big are the waves at La Gauche today?
The current surf forecast for La Gauche at 11PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at La Gauche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 255 | 172 | 225 | 212 | 253 | 170 | 165 | 189 | 195 | 182 | 207 | 170 | 213 | 143 | 244 | 200 | 295 | 193 | 227 | 303 | 454 | 304 | 274 | 436 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:46AM 1.66 | 2:48PM 1.88 | 3:23AM 1.87 | 3:52PM 2.14 | 4:13AM 2.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:22PM 1.06 | 8:10AM 0.96 | 9:12PM 0.87 | 9:29AM 0.72 | 10:06PM 0.62 | 10:16AM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West
The wind is still cross-off at La Gauche (moderate winds from the E at Tôlanaro/Marillac Airport 399 km from La Gauche). 1.2m 12s groundswell from the S with a 0.7m 12s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.5m 19s long period groundswell, also from the SSW as well as a 0.4m 3s local chop, also from the ESE. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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