Is it worth the trip?
42Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 14 kn gusting 18, onshore, Water: waves 1.2 m
Tue 3 · 68 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 14 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 54 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 23 out of 100
- Wind
- W 11 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 24 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 21 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 10 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 49 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 270, good
- Tue 368, good
- Wed 454, fair
- Thu 523, poor
- Fri 624, poor
- Sat 721, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 949, fair
- Tue 1022, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Sep1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 70, good | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots | 20kn | on | 1.3 mwaves | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 68, good | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots | 18kn | on | 1.2 mwaves | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 54, fair | wind from the south-west, 13 knots | 19kn | on | 1.0 mwaves | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 23, poor | wind from the west, 11 knots | 13kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 24, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots | 14kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 21, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots | 12kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 7kn | on | chop | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 49, fair | wind from the south-west, 13 knots | 17kn | on | 1.1 mwaves | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 22, poor | wind from the south-west, 11 knots | 17kn | on | 2.3 mwaves | 25°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
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:44 −0.6 mHigh 10:23 +0.5 mLow 17:06 −0.4 mHigh 23:12 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:41 −0.5 mHigh 12:24 +0.5 mLow 19:03 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:16 +0.4 mLow 07:26 −0.6 mHigh 13:53 +0.7 mLow 20:15 −0.7 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 in Sep
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
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 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 Tulear
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE 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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 8.3 km out (1 in 833). The sea is about 24°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best month is usually September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ifaty.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Ifaty
about 40 min by car · 1 place to stay
About Ifaty its beds, food and every spot near it
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