Lavanono
Surf spot · Madagascar
Is it worth the trip?
49Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 3 ft swell at 9 s
Mon 2 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 184kJ
- Wind
- SE 11 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 153kJ
- Wind
- S 2 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 155kJ
- Wind
- SE 8 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Thu 5 · 51 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 115kJ
- Wind
- SSE 2 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 58 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 195kJ
- Wind
- W 3 kn
- Temp
- 33°C
Sat 7 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 163kJ
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Temp
- 32°C
Sun 8 · 51 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 145kJ
- Wind
- W 2 kn
- Temp
- 32°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, too big
- Mon 234, poor
- Tue 342, poor
- Wed 442, poor
- Thu 551, fair
- Fri 658, fair
- Sat 747, fair
- Sun 851, fair
- Mon 966, good
- Tue 1014, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 25 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft8 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 394kJ | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 34, poor | 3 ft11 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 184kJ | wind from the south-east, 11 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 42, poor | 3 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 153kJ | wind from the south, 2 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 42, poor | 3 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 155kJ | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 31°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 51, fair | 3 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 115kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 58, fair | 3 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 195kJ | wind from the west, 3 knots | 33°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 47, fair | 3 ft10 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 163kJ | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 32°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 51, fair | 3 ft10 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 145kJ | wind from the west, 2 knots | 32°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 66, good | 4 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 213kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 31°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 14, poor | 6 ft10 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 537kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots | 31°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 03:08 −0.6 mHigh 09:40 +0.5 mLow 16:02 −0.4 mHigh 21:58 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:18 −0.4 mHigh 11:09 +0.4 mLow 17:50 −0.3 mHigh 23:56 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 06:13 −0.3 mHigh 13:09 +0.4 mLow 19:48 −0.3 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
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 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 Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About Lavanono
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (224°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (44°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Lavanono.
Water about 25°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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: Lavanono
5 min by car
About Lavanono its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Lavanono, 3 km (about 5 min by car)
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