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Monseigneur

Surf spot · Madagascar

Is it worth the trip?

6Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: 3 ft swell at 7 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 7 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 shollow
Energy
138kJ
Wind
NE 15 kn
Temp
25°C

Wed 4 · 4 out of 100

Swell
2 ft7 smushy
Energy
50kJ
Wind
NE 15 kn
Temp
25°C

Thu 5 · 3 out of 100

Swell
3 ft8 smushy
Energy
100kJ
Wind
NE 20 kn
Temp
25°C

Fri 6 · 4 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 shollow
Energy
110kJ
Wind
NE 22 kn
Temp
25°C

Sat 7 · 6 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
88kJ
Wind
NE 14 kn
Temp
26°C

Sun 8 · 3 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 shollow
Energy
42kJ
Wind
NE 18 kn
Temp
26°C

Mon 9 · 10 out of 100

Swell
3 ft7 shollow
Energy
71kJ
Wind
E 5 kn
Temp
26°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 215, too small
  2. Tue 37, too small
  3. Wed 44, too small
  4. Thu 53, too small
  5. Fri 64, too small
  6. Sat 76, too small
  7. Sun 83, too small
  8. Mon 910, too small
  9. Tue 1013, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
  • Offshore: NWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–8 ftof swell
  • Water 24 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Monseigneur, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov15, too small4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.)140kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots25°C
Tue 3Nov7, too small3 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)138kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots25°C
Wed 4Nov4, too small2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.)50kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots25°C
Thu 5Nov3, too small3 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.)100kJwind from the north-east, 20 knots25°C
Fri 6Nov4, too small3 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)110kJwind from the north-east, 22 knots25°C
Sat 7Nov6, too small2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)88kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots26°C
Sun 8Nov3, too small2 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.)42kJwind from the north-east, 18 knots26°C
Mon 9Nov10, too small3 ft7 shollow3 ft at break (est.)71kJwind from the east, 5 knots26°C
Tue 10Nov13, too small4 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.)293kJwind from the north-east, 20 knots25°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 Monseigneur

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

The spot faces SE (126°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (306°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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, 1.6 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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