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Vinanibe lake
Surf spot · Madagascar
Is it worth the trip?
9Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: 3 ft swell at 8 s, onshore wind, 12 kn (22 km/h)
Tue 3 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 138kJ
- Wind
- NE 15 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Wed 4 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 102kJ
- Wind
- NE 15 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Thu 5 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 100kJ
- Wind
- NE 20 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 104kJ
- Wind
- NE 24 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 88kJ
- Wind
- NE 14 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 42kJ
- Wind
- NE 18 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Mon 9 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 108kJ
- Wind
- NE 12 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 218, too small
- Tue 312, too small
- Wed 48, too small
- Thu 57, too small
- Fri 67, too small
- Sat 78, too small
- Sun 85, too small
- Mon 913, too small
- Tue 1014, 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
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 18, too small | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 140kJ | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 12, too small | 3 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 138kJ | wind from the north-east, 15 knots | 25°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 8, too small | 3 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 102kJ | wind from the north-east, 15 knots | 25°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 7, too small | 3 ft8 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 100kJ | wind from the north-east, 20 knots | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 7, too small | 3 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 104kJ | wind from the north-east, 24 knots | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 88kJ | wind from the north-east, 14 knots | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 5, too small | 2 ft10 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 42kJ | wind from the north-east, 18 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 13, too small | 3 ft8 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 108kJ | wind from the north-east, 12 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 14, too small | 4 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 293kJ | wind from the north-east, 20 knots | 25°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.
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).
- Jan0of 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
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
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About Vinanibe lake
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (144°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (324°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 58). 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, 2.8 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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Where to stay: Fort Dauphin
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