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Ambinanibe surfForecast / East / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 EAT
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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
26.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ambinanibe today?

The current surf forecast for Ambinanibe at 7AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)1ft (0.3m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121818171616151514131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1428583828156566380108103144146188178158198195189133175123158156
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:05AM
0.29
7:51PM
0.22
8:30AM
0.32
8:19PM
0.24
8:55AM
0.35
8:45PM
0.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
0.08
2:42PM
0.10
1:53AM
0.05
2:58PM
0.08
2:19AM
0.02
3:18PM
0.06
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--5:16-------5:16-------5:16-----
Sunset------6:46-------6:46-------6:46-
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1--------11------
Temp. °C232323273029272524242428292927252424242730292725
Feels °C (?)242425283029272625262628282827262526252729282626
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