Tiger's Head, Madagascar

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Ambodifototra, 18 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SMS (SMS), 5 km.

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About Tiger's Head

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (159°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (339°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea is about 24°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February, March, April and May, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Ambodifototra, 18 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SMS (SMS), 5 km.

Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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Forecast

Tiger's Head does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tiger's Head, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, poor	5 ft6 s	166kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 s	107kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	4 ft7 s	121kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	4 ft7 s	120kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	3 ft7 s	92kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	3 ft6 s	69kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	2 ft6 s	44kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	26°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 s	36kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	25°C
Mon 26Oct	22, poor	4 ft11 s	373kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	24°C
Tue 27Oct	63, good	4 ft10 s	296kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	25°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
No way there we can work out.
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Tiger's Head
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Tiger's Head
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Tiger's Head
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Tiger's Head
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 10 kn (19 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
No way there we can work out.

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