Flame Bowls surf break

Flame Bowls surfForecast / West / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 23 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
29.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (24 Jan)7ft (2.1m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)111212121215181817161616151515151414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90160537137132528965111782322230324792386251324462479262525892480234621211858193317602279
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
25
SW
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
25
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
2.39
8:23AM
2.45
8:38PM
2.27
8:58AM
2.28
9:19PM
2.11
9:41AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:10AM
0.24
2:34PM
0.34
2:46AM
0.39
3:11PM
0.49
3:28AM
0.58
Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise----5:37-------5:37-------5:39---
Sunset6:55-------6:55-------6:55-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------321--------------
Temp. °C282726262528282928282625252830293129272525293030
Feels °C (?)272727282731282826272625262930262927252425303028
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