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Ambinanibe surfForecast / East / Madagascar
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 EATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ambinanibe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ambinanibe sea temperature is
24.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ambinanibe today?
The current surf forecast for Ambinanibe at 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ambinanibe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 265 | 265 | 269 | 394 | 494 | 453 | 434 | 331 | 326 | 326 | 261 | 257 | 249 | 249 | 199 | 196 | 193 | 152 | 129 | 125 | 119 | 115 | 111 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:15PM 0.23 | 7:21AM 0.29 | 6:59PM 0.24 | 7:50AM 0.31 | 7:36PM 0.24 | 8:19AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:39AM 0.07 | 1:44PM 0.12 | 1:10AM 0.05 | 2:12PM 0.10 | 1:40AM 0.03 | 2:39PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 |
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