Sainte Marie Island
Surf spot · Madagascar
Is it worth the trip?
7Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: too small (2 ft swell at 5 s)
Tue 3 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 35kJ
- Wind
- NE 8 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 32kJ
- Wind
- ENE 9 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 23kJ
- Wind
- SE 7 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Fri 6 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 18kJ
- Wind
- SE 8 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 15kJ
- Wind
- S 13 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- W 4 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Mon 9 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 24kJ
- Wind
- ESE 9 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 38, too small
- Wed 47, too small
- Thu 56, too small
- Fri 66, too small
- Sat 72, too small
- Sun 811, too small
- Mon 96, too small
- Tue 106, too small
- Wed 117, 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 27 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 35kJ | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 32kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 6, too small | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 23kJ | wind from the south-east, 7 knots | 26°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 6, too small | 2 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | wind from the south, 13 knots | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | offshorewind from the west, 4 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 6, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 24kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 6, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots | 26°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot | 26°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 02:40 −0.3 mHigh 09:25 +0.3 mLow 15:42 −0.2 mHigh 21:47 +0.2 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 04:04 −0.3 mHigh 10:32 +0.3 mLow 16:42 −0.2 mHigh 22:51 +0.3 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 05:09 −0.3 mHigh 11:25 +0.3 mLow 17:29 −0.3 mHigh 23:43 +0.3 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
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- 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 Sainte Marie Island
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (113°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (293°). 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 850 m out (1 in 85). 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). The town to stay in is Anafiafy.
Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: Anafiafy
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about 30 min by car · 1 place to stay
About Anafiafy its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Anafiafy, 16 km (about 30 min by car)
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