Flame Bowls surf break

Flame Bowls surfForecast / West / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 20 May 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
7
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.6
S
19
0.9
S
19
1.3
S
18
1.4
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
45
S
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
15
SE
25
SSW
35
S
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
10
NE
10
NW
10
WSW
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:28
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)
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
S
19
1.3
S
18
1.4
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
Energy 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)
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
S
19
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
1.3
S
8
0.4
SW
11
1.4
S
7
1.1
S
8
0.1
SW
21
0.6
SW
13
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
Energy 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)
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
21
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
11
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
Energy kJ
6
21
20
43
39
133
66
35
44
7
18
18
18
16
60
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
7
2
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
S
6
1.4
S
5
1.8
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
523
393
243
171
166
131
94
104
236
228
101
83
166
251
191
233
286
208
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar - West
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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