Flame Bowls surf break

Flame Bowls surfForecast / West / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 15 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
27.4° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (15 May)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
5
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4121
3757
3699
3413
3380
2993
2638
2349
2053
1803
1129
1597
1422
2827
2414
2317
2118
1848
1653
1280
987
875
812
722
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSW
30
SSW
40
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
S
40
S
40
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
off
off
cross-off
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
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:14PM2.47m
4:32AM2.53m
4:53PM2.60m
5:11AM2.57m
5:32PM2.66m
Low Tide
10:04AM0.21m
10:23PM0.17m
10:42AM0.08m
11:03PM0.07m
11:20AM0.02m
11:44PM0.05m
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>
6:31
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
22
24
28
27
26
25
23
22
21
23
26
27
25
24
22
22
21
22
27
27
27
24
22
21
20
22
27
25
24
23
22
20
19
22
25
25
22
21
20
21
20
21
25
23
22
20
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
4121
3757
3699
3413
3380
2993
2638
2349
2053
1803
1129
1597
1422
2827
2414
2317
2118
1848
1653
1280
987
875
812
722
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
7
0.5
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.6
S
8
0.4
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
142
182
837
1094
1068
323
97
45
42
42
89
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
7
Energy kJ
81
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
2
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.4
S
8
Energy kJ
35
39
154
348
320
291
307
284
446
770
577
354
240
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
7
1230
384
384
0
0
0
0
7
384
384
384
7
0
0
0
384
384
384
372
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar - West
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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