Continent |
Africa |
Country |
Madagascar |
Next Big City |
Tulear |
Next Town |
Anakao |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Food |
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Water
Type: |
Chop, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Reefs |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Most waves in winter but it can have waves all year round. Famous surf spot called Flame Balls and Jelly Babies. The reef is very far along the cost with a nice lagoon around the island called Nozi Ve. Good downwinder across the bay and from Nozi Ve.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Very long and narrow beach.
Weather
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Spring:
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Shorts, Shorty |
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Summer:
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Shorts |
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Fall:
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Shorts |
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Winter:
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Shorts, Shorty |
Dry all the year, some rains in December to February (cyclonic period, very rare). You are in a kind of desert, no wetsuit really needed. October to May: air temp 29/30°C, water 29/30°C. June to September: air temp 24/25°C, water 23/24°C.
Wind
Best Months: |
June, July, August, September, October |
Wind Type: |
Trade |
Best Direction: |
S |
Main Direction: |
S |
Sideonshore winds, South 15-25 knots.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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No information |
From Antananarivo fly or drive to Tulear. Tulear to Anakao 2/3 hours by boat, Tulear to Anakao 8/9 hours by 4x4.
Extra information
Rules |
None |
Nightlife
Very typical.