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Behakio surfForecast / West / Madagascar
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 EATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Behakio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Behakio sea temperature is
27.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Behakio today?
The current surf forecast for Behakio at 11AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Behakio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 902 | 840 | 859 | 905 | 757 | 744 | 721 | 572 | 511 | 444 | 444 | 341 | 286 | 244 | 240 | 236 | 190 | 153 | 174 | 119 | 134 | 203 | 313 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:52PM 2.11 | 4:14AM 2.23 | 4:28PM 2.20 | 4:48AM 2.34 | 5:01PM 2.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:48AM 0.65 | 10:01PM 0.54 | 10:25AM 0.53 | 10:36PM 0.44 | 10:59AM 0.44 | 11:09PM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
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