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Chefs surfForecast / West / Madagascar
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 EATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chefs today?
The current surf forecast for Chefs at 4PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 570 | 561 | 505 | 448 | 594 | 604 | 637 | 691 | 540 | 1505 | 670 | 1087 | 971 | 1995 | 1788 | 1055 | 2793 | 3736 | 4318 | 2830 | 2548 | 2053 | 1859 | 1286 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:58PM 1.96 | 9:34AM 2.03 | 9:58PM 1.81 | 10:39AM 1.88 | 11:17PM 1.71 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:57PM 0.63 | 3:10AM 0.63 | 3:55PM 0.79 | 4:13AM 0.81 | 5:08PM 0.90 | 5:34AM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 |
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