Is it worth the trip?
69Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 16 kn gusting 28, side-shore, Water: chop
Mon 2 · 83 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Tue 3 · 90 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 95 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 16 kn
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 31°C
Thu 5 · 29 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 33°C
Fri 6 · 24 out of 100
- Wind
- W 11 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 31°C
Sat 7 · 23 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 32°C
Sun 8 · 53 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 33°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 194, good
- Mon 283, good
- Tue 390, good
- Wed 495, good
- Thu 529, poor
- Fri 624, poor
- Sat 723, poor
- Sun 853, fair
- Mon 987, good
- Tue 1080, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Sep–Nov1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 94, good | wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots | 28kn | side | 0.8 mwaves | 28°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 83, good | wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots | 26kn | side | chop | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 90, good | wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots | 27kn | side | chop | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 95, good | wind from the south-west, 16 knots | 28kn | side | chop | 31°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 29, poor | wind from the south-west, 12 knots | 22kn | side | chop | 33°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 24, poor | wind from the west, 11 knots | 21kn | side-on | chop | 31°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 23, poor | wind from the south-west, 11 knots | 21kn | side-on | chop | 32°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 53, fair | wind from the south-west, 12 knots | 23kn | side | chop | 33°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 87, good | wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots | 28kn | side | chop | 32°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 80, good | wind from the south-south-west, 17 knots | 29kn | side | 1.0 mwaves | 32°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 02:32 −0.8 mHigh 08:58 +0.7 mLow 15:22 −0.5 mHigh 21:21 +0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:45 −0.6 mHigh 10:25 +0.5 mLow 17:10 −0.4 mHigh 23:16 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:45 −0.5 mHigh 12:28 +0.5 mLow 19:08 −0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Sep–Nov
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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About Madagascar Anakao
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). The sea is about 24°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually September, October and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Anakao. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
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