Jelly Babies surfForecast / West / Madagascar

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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 7PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (30 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s

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 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
8
0
0
4
4
4
5
4
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
20
1.3
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
2
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8441
8045
6069
6452
5115
3894
3037
2275
1872
1622
1240
1036
923
770
603
1098
1852
2046
3157
3369
2906
2717
2494
2494
Wind (km/h)
20
S
35
S
40
S
40
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
ENE
10
WNW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
E
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-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
High Tide
4:45PM2.45m
4:57AM2.47m
5:12PM2.51m
5:24AM2.47m
5:39PM2.52m
5:50AM2.44m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.22m
10:51PM0.22m
11:05AM0.16m
11:20PM0.18m
11:31AM0.13m
11:48PM0.18m
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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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
27
27
25
24
21
20
20
24
26
25
25
24
23
23
22
23
25
25
25
23
21
21
20
23
23
22
19
18
18
17
18
24
26
25
27
27
27
26
25
26
26
24
24
22
20
20
19
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
18
2
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
8441
8045
6069
6452
5115
3894
3037
2275
1872
1622
1240
1036
923
770
534
515
1852
2046
3157
3369
2906
2717
2494
2494
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
1.4
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
20
Energy kJ
147
76
70
175
226
166
193
603
1098
452
302
75
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)
2
S
7
Energy kJ
356
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
2
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
825
825
384
377
1
1
0
0
1146
1230
916
0
0
0
0
0
384
384
372
1
1
1
1
1
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
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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