Flame Bowls surf break

Flame Bowls surfForecast / West / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 EAT
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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
28.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Flame Bowls today?

The current surf forecast for Flame Bowls at 11AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:00am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (17 Feb)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (17 Feb)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
2
1
0
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.6
SW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131112131212121212111212121212121211111612161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10120429434702947236520001745171575412521125997904904967112510247876624645958649521765
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
2.56
5:46PM
2.51
6:02AM
2.70
6:13PM
2.62
6:29AM
2.78
6:41PM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
0.18
11:44AM
0.16
11:51PM
0.04
12:10PM
0.04
12:18AM
-0.05
12:37PM
-0.02
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--5:54-------5:54-------5:54-----
Sunset------6:44-------6:44-------6:43-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C262626272728272726252527272827272625252728282726
Feels °C (?)262627272829293029282831292929292828293130282626
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