Flame Bowls surf break

Flame Bowls surfForecast / West / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
28.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Flame Bowls today?

The current surf forecast for Flame Bowls at 5PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)161615141414141313131313121212121212181817161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)125510051001763752658471400336437431269212172172169169137110154230314302365
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
5
W
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
15
W
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
0
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNE
15
W
25
WSW
10
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:50PM
1.66
3:29AM
1.80
3:48PM
1.80
4:14AM
1.98
4:29PM
1.97
4:50AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
0.88
9:44AM
0.84
9:58PM
0.71
10:26AM
0.67
10:36PM
0.54
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise------5:31-------5:31-------5:33-
Sunset--6:57-------6:57-------6:57-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------12------1----
Temp. °C302928282726252729292927262626272929292827262628
Feels °C (?)312827322927262930283130303029303129323030282932
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