Continent
Africa
Country
Madagascar
Next Big City
Tulear
Next Town
Anakao
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Rooms, Food

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

Spring:
Shorts, Shorty
Summer:
Shorts
Fall:
Shorts
Winter:
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
Access
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.