Flame Bowls surf break

Flame Bowls surfForecast / West / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 13 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
28.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Flame Bowls today?

The current surf forecast for Flame Bowls at 4PM is: 1.1m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)20s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)19s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)212020191818171616161514141414131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7998991267993144814311179118412551005893763752658471444380437374269212172172169
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
SSW
10
SE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
W
25
SW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
WNW
25
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:08PM
1.59
2:18AM
1.66
2:50PM
1.66
3:29AM
1.80
3:48PM
1.80
4:14AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46PM
1.00
8:42AM
1.00
9:07PM
0.88
9:44AM
0.84
9:58PM
0.71
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise------5:30-------5:31-------5:31-
Sunset--6:57-------6:57-------6:57-----
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1---------------121--
Temp. °C303029282625252729292828272625272929292727262627
Feels °C (?)313129312626272930282731292827293128323031302930
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