Fort Dauphin Water Temperature

(Today) 2024

23.5°C / 74.3°F

The water will feel warm (balmy). Most people will be OK with just bathers / swimming costume at this temperature. If you intend to stay in the water for a while a thin shorty wetsuit will suffice.

Current weather

26°C / 79°F
(few clouds)
Partly cloudy
Wind
31 mph
Humidity
83%

The measurements for the water temperature in Fort Dauphin are provided by the daily satellite readings provided by the NOAA. The temperatures given are the sea surface temperature (SST) which is most relevant to recreational users.

*Live data may vary from satellite readings for a number of reasons. These include local factors, depth of smapling and time of day.

Water temp by month

Monthly average max / min water temperatures

The graph below shows the range of monthly Fort Dauphin water temperature derived from many years of historical sea surface temperature data.

Fort Dauphin average maximum / minimum water temperatures
Maximum and minimum monthly sea temperatures in Fort Dauphin
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 25.4 25.6 24.7 24 23.4 22.6 22 21.5 22 22.4 23.1 23.8
Max °C 28.2 28.3 28.6 27.9 26.6 25.7 25.3 24.8 24.3 24.6 25.5 27
Min °F 78.8 79.1 78 76.7 75.4 73.9 72.9 72 72.5 73.2 74.5 76.1
Max °F 81.6 81.8 81.9 80.6 78.6 77 76.2 75.3 74.8 75.4 76.9 79.3

The warmest water temperature is in February with an average around 80.4°F / 26.9°C. The coldest month is August with an average water temperature of 73.6°F / 23.1°C.

7 day tide forecast for Fort Dauphin

WedThuFriSatSunMonTue
  • High 10:03am
    (-0.48m)
  • Low 05:00pm
    (0.01m)
  • High 10:18pm
    (-0.44m)
  • Low 04:53am
    (0.01m)
  • High 10:30am
    (-0.5m)
  • Low 05:29pm
    (0.03m)
  • High 10:46pm
    (-0.45m)
  • Low 05:21am
    (0.03m)
  • High 10:56am
    (-0.51m)
  • Low 05:58pm
    (0.04m)
  • High 11:13pm
    (-0.46m)
  • Low 05:47am
    (0.03m)
  • High 11:22am
    (-0.52m)
  • Low 06:26pm
    (0.05m)
  • High 11:40pm
    (-0.46m)
  • Low 06:14am
    (0.03m)
  • High 11:49am
    (-0.53m)
  • Low 06:55pm
    (0.05m)
  • High 12:07am
    (-0.45m)
  • Low 06:42am
    (0.03m)
  • High 12:16pm
    (-0.52m)
  • Low 07:25pm
    (0.04m)
  • High 12:36am
    (-0.45m)
  • Low 07:10am
    (0.02m)
  • High 12:46pm
    (-0.52m)
  • Low 07:58pm
    (0.03m)
  • High 01:06am
    (-0.43m)
  • Low 07:41am
    (0m)
7 day tide times for Fort Dauphin

*These tide times are estimates based on the nearest accurate location (Tulear, Madagascar) and may differ by up to half an hour depending on distance. Please note, the tide times given are not suitable for navigational purposes.