Madagascar Diego Suarez, Madagascar
Also within 20 km of Antsiranana
- Sakalava Bay Kite spot · 11.8 km from Antsiranana
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About Madagascar Diego Suarez
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.
Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 27). The sea is about 25°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually January, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Antsiranana.
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Forecast
Best on Sat 24: 11 kn gusting 14, side-shore. Water: chop.
The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots | 21kn | cross-off | chop |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots | 21kn | cross-off | chop |
| Tue 20Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 15 knots | 20kn | cross-off | chop |
| Wed 21Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 15kn | cross-off | chop |
| Thu 22Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots | 20kn | cross-off | chop |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots | 19kn | cross-off | chop |
| Sat 24Oct | 24, poor | wind from the east, 11 knots | 14kn | side | chop |
| Sun 25Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots | 16kn | cross-off | chop |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots | 22kn | cross-off | chop |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots | 19kn | cross-off | chop |
| Wed 28Oct | 0, poor | – | – | – | – |
Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.
The season
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7
- Feb0of 7
- Mar0of 7
- Apr0of 7
- May0of 7
- Jun0of 7
- Jul0of 7
- Aug0of 7
- Sep0of 7
- Oct0of 7
- Nov0of 7
- Dec0of 7
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
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- Tue 20 OctWindsurf Sakalava Bay
16 kn gusting 34, side-shore. Water: waves 0.8 m.
- Wed 21 OctWindsurf Sakalava Bay
15 kn gusting 31, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.8 m.
- Thu 22 OctWindsurf Sakalava Bay
17 kn gusting 36, side-onshore. Water: chop.
- Fri 23 OctWindsurf Sakalava Bay
18 kn gusting 36, side-shore. Water: waves 0.8 m.
- Sat 24 OctWindsurf Sakalava Bay
12 kn gusting 24, side-shore. Water: chop.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
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