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Flame Bowls surfForecast / West / Madagascar
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 18 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 2.1°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 1PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
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 28°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
659 | 543 | 976 | 1108 | 517 | 612 | 627 | 724 | 684 | 976 | 747 | 822 | 432 | 344 | 280 | 276 | 499 | 290 | 279 | 607 | 416 | 418 | 536 | 507 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:13PM2.64m | 6:31AM2.46m | 6:56PM2.55m | 7:14AM2.32m | 7:42PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM0.02m | 00:26AM0.11m | 12:40PM0.10m | 1:09AM0.24m | 1:23PM0.24m | 1:57AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | 5:29 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
18 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 8 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 659 | 543 | 976 | 136 | 222 | 313 | 627 | 724 | 684 | 976 | 747 | 106 | 432 | 344 | 162 | 276 | 499 | 277 | 279 | 427 | 416 | 418 | 270 | 507 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | S 12 | SW 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 122 | 153 | 137 | 84 | 243 | 195 | 198 | 181 | 142 | 109 | 108 | 20 | 104 | 104 | 280 | 61 | 58 | 290 | 251 | — | — | 68 | 536 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | S 14 | SW 17 | S 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | SSE 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 130 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 83 | 65 | 104 | 84 | 58 | — | — | — | 48 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 187 | 193 | — | 1108 | 517 | 612 | 470 | 253 | 187 | — | — | 822 | 121 | 212 | — | 102 | — | — | — | 607 | 354 | 312 | 287 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 384 | 0 | 384 | 377 | 377 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1230 | 377 | 377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 384 | 1230 | 1230 | 1230 | 1211 | 387 |
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