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TTs surfForecast / West / Madagascar
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 EATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
TTs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's TTs sea temperature is
26.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at TTs today?
The current surf forecast for TTs at 7AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at TTs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 957 | 2121 | 2008 | 1055 | 2944 | 3736 | 4954 | 2830 | 2548 | 2350 | 1859 | 1419 | 1120 | 791 | 645 | 522 | 444 | 355 | 273 | 173 | 201 | 197 | 304 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross | off | cross- off | off | off | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | off | off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:58PM 1.83 | 10:38AM 1.89 | 11:16PM 1.73 | 11:59AM 1.81 | 12:47AM 1.73 | 1:20PM 1.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:12AM 0.81 | 5:07PM 0.90 | 5:33AM 0.93 | 6:31PM 0.92 | 7:02AM 0.94 | 7:45PM 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 31 |
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