Is it worth the trip?
49Fair out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 54 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 196kJ
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 54 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 169kJ
- Wind
- ESE 5 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 130kJ
- Wind
- SE 7 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 129kJ
- Wind
- SE 9 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 109kJ
- Wind
- SSE 9 kn
- Temp
- 32°C
Sun 8 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 168kJ
- Wind
- SE 8 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 126kJ
- Wind
- SE 7 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
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Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 255, fair
- Tue 354, fair
- Wed 454, fair
- Thu 546, fair
- Fri 641, poor
- Sat 749, fair
- Sun 837, poor
- Mon 943, poor
- Tue 1046, fair
- Wed 1152, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Jan–Feb3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Antalaha does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 55, fair | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 160kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 54, fair | 5 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 196kJ | wind from the east, 6 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 54, fair | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 169kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 46, fair | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 130kJ | wind from the south-east, 7 knots | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 41, poor | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 129kJ | wind from the south-east, 9 knots | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 49, fair | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 109kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 32°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 37, poor | 5 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 168kJ | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 43, poor | 5 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 126kJ | wind from the south-east, 7 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 46, fair | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 100kJ | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 52, fair | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 103kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots | 28°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 01:24 −0.3 mHigh 08:15 +0.3 mLow 14:38 −0.3 mHigh 20:54 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:01 −0.3 mHigh 09:42 +0.3 mLow 16:01 −0.3 mHigh 22:23 +0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 04:39 −0.3 mHigh 11:00 +0.3 mLow 17:10 −0.3 mHigh 23:32 +0.4 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 Jan–Feb
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 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
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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About Antalaha
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (66°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (246°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 115). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 25°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and February, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Antalaha, 0.3 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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