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Flame Bowls

Lat Long: 23.64° S 43.60° E

Flame Bowls Surf Photo: 'Captain Pete Flameballs' by Caroline

Issued: 2 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Flame Bowls sea temperature is

24.1° C

1.2°

Flame Bowls surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E		SW
	14 s	glass		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Flame Bowls around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NW		SW
	14 s	glass		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Flame Bowls around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W		SW	SSW
	15 s	cross- on		15 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Flame Bowls around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W		SW	SW
	17 s	cross- on		14 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Flame Bowls around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W		SW
	16 s	glass		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Flame Bowls around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW
	16 s	glass		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Flame Bowls around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE		SW
	15 s	glass		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Flame Bowls around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E		SW
	15 s	glass		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Flame Bowls around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE		SW
	14 s	glass		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Flame Bowls around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SW
	14 s	cross- off		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Flame Bowls around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SW	SW
	14 s	cross		14 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Flame Bowls around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW
	16 s	cross- off		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Flame Bowls around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S		SW
	16 s	cross- off		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Flame Bowls around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW
	15 s	cross- off		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 July at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Flame Bowls around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE		SW
	15 s	off		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 July at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Flame Bowls around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	S	SW
	15 s	off	5 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Flame Bowls around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE	SSW	SW
	14 s	off	6 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Flame Bowls around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 55 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.0m (6.6 ft). Range 3.00m (9.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Flame Bowls Surf Photo: 'Captain Pete Flameballs' by Caroline

Flameballs, Mada! Reef break, gets hairy in low tide www.madagascarsurf.com

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User: Caroline (4 photos)

Country: Madagascar (5 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:08 am 29 Jul 2013