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Flame Bowls surfForecast / West / Madagascar
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 28 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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Flame Bowls today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Flame Bowls at 4PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
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 26°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
804 | 632 | 552 | 543 | 424 | 352 | 292 | 240 | 205 | 373 | 716 | 878 | 1628 | 1729 | 1858 | 1795 | 2068 | 2053 | 2496 | 2676 | 2269 | 2374 | 2516 | 2314 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:44PM2.15m | 3:57AM2.17m | 4:18PM2.25m | 4:31AM2.22m | 4:50PM2.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM0.51m | 9:52PM0.52m | 10:07AM0.42m | 10:27PM0.43m | 10:39AM0.35m | 11:00PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 |
 | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | 5:25 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
20 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 804 | 632 | 552 | 543 | 424 | 352 | 77 | 240 | 205 | 164 | 716 | 878 | 1628 | 1729 | 1858 | 1795 | 2068 | 2053 | 2496 | 2676 | 2269 | 2374 | 2516 | 2314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 16 | S 6 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | S 5 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 38 | 36 | 32 | 49 | 77 | 292 | 208 | 30 | 215 | 260 | 459 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 26 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | SW 20 | — | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 15 | — | 22 | 21 | 94 | 72 | 201 | 373 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 68 | — | — | 19 | 73 | 108 | — | 41 | — | — | 18 | 28 | 74 | 100 | 59 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 34 | 27 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 384 | 825 | 377 | 377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 377 | 372 | 372 | 0 | 0 |
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