Ifaty
Surf spot · Madagascar
Is it worth the trip?
45Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: 4 ft swell at 10 s
Tue 3 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 137kJ
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 108kJ
- Wind
- SSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Thu 5 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 151kJ
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Temp
- 33°C
Fri 6 · 48 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 168kJ
- Wind
- WSW 5 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Sat 7 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 127kJ
- Wind
- SSW 3 kn
- Temp
- 34°C
Sun 8 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 129kJ
- Wind
- SSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 33°C
Mon 9 · 58 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 263kJ
- Wind
- SW 6 kn
- Temp
- 33°C
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Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 337, too small
- Wed 434, too small
- Thu 537, too small
- Fri 648, fair
- Sat 746, fair
- Sun 839, too small
- Mon 958, fair
- Tue 100, too big
- Wed 1162, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Ifaty does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 37, too small | 3 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 137kJ | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 34, too small | 2 ft10 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 108kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 31°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 37, too small | 3 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 151kJ | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 33°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 48, fair | 3 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 168kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 31°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 46, fair | 3 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 127kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots | 34°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 39, too small | 3 ft10 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 129kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 33°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 58, fair | 4 ft10 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 263kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 33°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft9 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 632kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 62, good | 3 ft8 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 148kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots | 29°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
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:39 −0.5 mHigh 12:23 +0.5 mLow 19:00 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:15 +0.4 mLow 07:25 −0.6 mHigh 13:52 +0.7 mLow 20:13 −0.7 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 02:25 +0.7 mLow 08:30 −0.8 mHigh 14:47 +0.9 mLow 21:01 −0.9 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
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- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
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- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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About Ifaty
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (243°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (63°). 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 650 m out (1 in 67). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 24°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Ifaty, 1.9 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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