Flame Bowls surf break

Flame Bowls surfForecast / West / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 23 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
26.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (23 May)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
851
565
404
522
330
382
696
1037
1352
1334
1097
905
786
618
494
411
333
248
412
350
234
215
212
295
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
W
15
SW
20
S
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
SE
5
E
10
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:06AM1.79m
10:57PM1.90m
11:39AM1.72m
00:28AM1.87m
1:11PM1.78m
1:43AM1.93m
Low Tide
4:23PM0.79m
5:29AM0.88m
5:56PM0.86m
6:57AM0.85m
7:21PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:27
5:27
Temp °C
20
22
24
24
24
23
22
21
20
21
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
22
24
24
23
22
21
21
18
21
24
23
23
23
24
22
20
22
23
22
22
22
23
23
22
23
24
22
20
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.5
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
SW
14
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
SW
13
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
Energy kJ
851
565
404
522
330
285
454
1037
1352
1334
1097
905
786
618
494
411
333
248
412
235
149
215
82
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.4
S
16
0.7
SW
12
0.9
S
16
1.2
S
16
0.9
S
11
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
S
11
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
18
180
162
81
154
382
696
178
112
73
80
102
129
208
127
299
108
122
195
350
234
114
212
295
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
S
16
0.3
SW
20
0.7
S
16
0.8
SSW
12
0.3
SW
19
0.8
SSW
11
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
18
18
21
60
240
171
58
166
53
111
80
33
109
174
59
57
112
81
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
S
5
Energy kJ
6
29
64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
0
384
384
384
0
0
0
0
0
825
820
820
820
0
0
0
0
372
372
372
7
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar - West
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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