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Flame Bowls surfForecast / West / Madagascar
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 20 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
27.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 3AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
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 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
523 | 418 | 536 | 500 | 412 | 444 | 336 | 321 | 270 | 562 | 1063 | 1174 | 1017 | 1160 | 917 | 857 | 862 | 780 | 735 | 713 | 851 | 565 | 609 | 522 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:42PM2.40m | 8:00AM2.14m | 8:33PM2.22m | 8:55AM1.95m | 9:36PM2.03m | 10:06AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.42m | 2:11PM0.42m | 2:52AM0.62m | 3:08PM0.62m | 4:01AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 362 | 418 | 536 | 500 | 412 | 444 | 336 | 321 | 248 | 562 | 1063 | 1174 | 1017 | 1160 | 917 | 857 | 862 | 780 | 735 | 713 | 851 | 565 | 609 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 8 | SW 11 | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 67 | 43 | 66 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 71 | 270 | 244 | 240 | 169 | 164 | 90 | 234 | 43 | — | — | 210 | 137 | 18 | 140 | 21 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 21 | 20 | 43 | 39 | 133 | 66 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 7 | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | 18 | 16 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 523 | 393 | 243 | 171 | 166 | 131 | 94 | 104 | 236 | 228 | 101 | 83 | 166 | 251 | — | 191 | 233 | 286 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1230 | 1230 | 1211 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 7 | 1233 | 1230 | 376 | 825 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 0 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 384 | 825 |
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