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Flame Bowls surfForecast / West / Madagascar
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 17 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
27.5° C
(Which is 2.0°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 12PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 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 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
2948 | 1848 | 1653 | 1322 | 1093 | 972 | 812 | 722 | 578 | 618 | 876 | 1082 | 504 | 655 | 648 | 724 | 585 | 976 | 839 | 822 | 432 | 285 | 280 | 276 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:32PM2.66m | 5:50AM2.55m | 6:13PM2.64m | 6:31AM2.46m | 6:56PM2.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.02m | 11:44PM0.05m | 11:59AM0.02m | 00:26AM0.11m | 12:40PM0.10m | 1:09AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | 5:29 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 12 |
 kJ | 2948 | 1848 | 1653 | 1322 | 1093 | 972 | 812 | 722 | 578 | 618 | 876 | 136 | 269 | 313 | 648 | 724 | 230 | 976 | 839 | 106 | 432 | 285 | 155 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 97 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 89 | 122 | 153 | 137 | 84 | 243 | 172 | 198 | 181 | 585 | 109 | 108 | 20 | 104 | 82 | 280 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | 164 | — | — | 142 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 83 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 6 | S 7 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 291 | 275 | 277 | 424 | 620 | 513 | 354 | 275 | 241 | 155 | — | 1082 | 504 | 655 | 430 | 253 | — | — | — | 822 | 129 | 210 | — | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 384 | 1230 | 384 | 377 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 384 | 0 | 384 | 377 | 377 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 824 | 377 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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