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Libanono

Surf spot · Madagascar

Is it worth the trip?

33Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: 3 ft swell at 9 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 46 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 ssoft
Energy
138kJ
Wind
NE 9 kn
Temp
26°C

Wed 4 · 31 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 ssoft
Energy
102kJ
Wind
ENE 11 kn
Temp
27°C

Thu 5 · 22 out of 100

Swell
3 ft8 ssoft
Energy
100kJ
Wind
NE 16 kn
Temp
27°C

Fri 6 · 23 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 ssoft
Energy
110kJ
Wind
NE 16 kn
Temp
27°C

Sat 7 · 29 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 ssoft
Energy
88kJ
Wind
ENE 7 kn
Temp
28°C

Sun 8 · 20 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 ssoft
Energy
74kJ
Wind
ENE 14 kn
Temp
28°C

Mon 9 · 38 out of 100

Swell
3 ft8 smushy
Energy
93kJ
Wind
ESE 6 kn
Temp
28°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 253, fair
  2. Tue 346, fair
  3. Wed 431, too small
  4. Thu 522, too small
  5. Fri 623, too small
  6. Sat 729, too small
  7. Sun 820, too small
  8. Mon 938, too small
  9. Tue 1052, fair

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
  • Offshore: NWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–10 ftof swell
  • Water 24 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number

Libanono does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Libanono, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov53, fair4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.)140kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots25°C
Tue 3Nov46, fair3 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.)138kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots26°C
Wed 4Nov31, too small3 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.)102kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots27°C
Thu 5Nov22, too small3 ft8 ssoft4 ft at break (est.)100kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots27°C
Fri 6Nov23, too small3 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.)110kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots27°C
Sat 7Nov29, too small2 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.)88kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots28°C
Sun 8Nov20, too small2 ft10 ssoft3 ft at break (est.)74kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots28°C
Mon 9Nov38, too small3 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.)93kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots28°C
Tue 10Nov52, fair4 ft10 ssoft5 ft at break (est.)293kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots26°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

  • Mon 2 NovLow 04:41 −0.1 mHigh 13:24 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 03:08 −0.1 mHigh 15:43 +0.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 01:13 −0.1 mHigh 10:22 +0.0 mLow 10:42 +0.0 mHigh 17:26 +0.1 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.

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About Libanono

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces SE (154°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (334°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 900 m out (1 in 88). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 23°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Fort Dauphin, 0.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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