Jelly Babies surfForecast / West / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 01 May 2026 EAT
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Jelly Babies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jelly Babies sea temperature is
28.4° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jelly Babies today?

The current surf forecast for Jelly Babies at 5AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (01 May)6ft (1.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Jelly Babies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
20
1.3
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5115
3894
3037
2275
2021
1677
1354
1036
923
757
603
1098
1944
2331
3393
3606
2868
2680
2494
2494
2285
1823
1560
1303
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
NE
15
WNW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
S
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
35
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:57AM2.47m
5:12PM2.51m
5:24AM2.47m
5:39PM2.52m
5:50AM2.44m
6:06PM2.48m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.22m
11:05AM0.16m
11:20PM0.18m
11:31AM0.13m
11:48PM0.18m
11:58AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:26
6:26
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5:38
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
21
20
20
23
25
25
25
24
23
22
22
22
25
25
24
23
21
21
21
23
28
28
26
25
18
17
18
23
25
24
26
27
26
25
24
24
25
24
22
22
20
20
20
22
26
25
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
Energy kJ
5115
3894
3037
2275
2021
1677
1354
1036
923
757
560
515
1944
2331
3393
3606
2868
2680
2494
2494
2285
1823
1560
1303
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
20
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
20
0.5
S
18
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
147
76
70
175
226
166
193
603
1098
387
302
75
162
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
23
0.2
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
11
46
166
272
217
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.5
S
5
1.5
S
6
Energy kJ
15
17
9
51
119
146
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
1134
858
916
0
0
0
0
0
819
819
378
1
1
1
1
1
819
825
825
825
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar - West
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Madagascar
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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