Flame Bowls surf break

Flame Bowls surfForecast / West / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 20 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
29.8° C
(Which is 1.5°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 11PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)--
Evening (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
0.9
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.9
S
1.7
S
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)1013121211121110101010999910109101010101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2732866666666753246324045154148254617151256550440849885920646720663543483492799
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
25
WSW
40
SSW
60
SSW
50
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
2.44
6:50AM
2.60
7:01PM
2.47
7:20AM
2.61
7:32PM
2.46
7:50AM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:38AM
0.10
12:59PM
0.17
1:07AM
0.10
1:29PM
0.18
1:38AM
0.14
2:00PM
0.24
Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----5:35-------5:35-------5:37---
Sunset6:57-------6:57-------6:57-------
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--241321----------------
Temp. °C292928282828282725252524232528292926242424272829
Feels °C (?)303027262629262120222221202327282824242525302930
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