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Chefs surfForecast / West / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 EAT
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Chefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chefs sea temperature is
28.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chefs today?

The current surf forecast for Chefs at 4AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121211131312121313131414131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)435428367330325325273273273319314189501494502558511543637776743711722733
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
0
WNW
15
W
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		onononglassglassglassglasscross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
1.74
12:33PM
1.67
1:53AM
1.75
2:42PM
1.75
3:26AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
0.86
6:08AM
0.97
7:11PM
0.93
8:25AM
0.91
8:59PM
0.77
9:45AM
0.68
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----5:39-------5:41-------5:41---
Sunset6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-----------------1----
Temp. °C293028272628292929272727272829292827272626282929
Feels °C (?)313331302931302929303132313131303031323131333230
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