Flame Bowls surf break

Flame Bowls surfForecast / West / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
28.9° C
(Which is 2.2°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 6PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)181818181716161614151515141414141313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2122034425959408136514926141001415757668590520440345290290336239221208208
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:18PM
2.71
5:33AM
2.76
5:51PM
2.76
6:06AM
2.72
6:25PM
2.73
6:41AM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
-0.04
11:25PM
-0.06
11:42AM
-0.10
11:59PM
-0.08
12:15PM
-0.08
12:35AM
-0.01
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:20
Sunset-5:50-------5:49-------5:47------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252625252424232526272626242322252727262524232327
Feels °C (?)262727282726242626282828262524272827262626252429
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