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Flame Bowls surfForecast / West / Madagascar
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 16 May 2026 EATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Flame Bowls surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Flame Bowls sea temperature is
27.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Flame Bowls today?
The current surf forecast for Flame Bowls at 8AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Flame Bowls. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SSW 16 | |
2848 | 2349 | 2113 | 1803 | 1129 | 1528 | 1327 | 2827 | 2513 | 2317 | 2118 | 1848 | 1653 | 1322 | 987 | 972 | 824 | 722 | 659 | 543 | 794 | 976 | 410 | 749 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:32AM2.53m | 4:53PM2.60m | 5:11AM2.57m | 5:32PM2.66m | 5:50AM2.55m | 6:13PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM0.17m | 10:42AM0.08m | 11:03PM0.07m | 11:20AM0.02m | 11:44PM0.05m | 11:59AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 2848 | 2349 | 2113 | 1803 | 1129 | 1528 | 1327 | 2827 | 2513 | 2317 | 2118 | 1848 | 1653 | 1322 | 987 | 972 | 824 | 722 | 659 | 543 | 794 | 136 | 347 | 749 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 182 | 837 | 1094 | 1068 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 89 | 122 | 153 | 137 | 84 | 243 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 242 | — | — | — | — | 269 | 358 | 269 | 249 | 270 | 314 | 277 | 424 | 657 | 514 | 346 | 275 | 186 | 156 | — | 976 | 410 | 515 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 384 | 1230 | 384 | 377 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 376 | 0 | 384 | 384 | 377 |
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