Best Kitespots in Madagascar

15 spots · Africa

Best for kiting all year, with 51 to 71 % kite days. Water 23 to 28 °C.

Median of 10 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 15 spots
Median kite days: 65 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 26 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Sakalava Bay; 82 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Madagascar

Madagascar has 15 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 65 % kite days over the year; Sakalava Bay leads with 82 %. The spots spread over 4 regions.

Best season at the median spot: all year (50 % kite days or more). Water 23 to 28 °C over the year.

Kite destinations in Madagascar

Kitesurfing in Diego Suarez (Sakalava Bay)
Windiest month: July, 100 % kite days
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month in Diego Suarez (Sakalava Bay): Jan 57 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 89 %, May 97 %, Jun 97 %, Jul 100 %, Aug 100 %, Sep 99 %, Oct 94 %, Nov 84 %, Dec 65 %

All kite destinations, month by month

Best time to visit Madagascar

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Best season: all year
Warm and windy: all year

Kite days at the median spot range from 51 % in June to 71 % in October.

Water 23 °C in August to 28 °C in February. Air 24 °C in July to 28 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Madagascar: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Madagascar?

The best months are all year: the median spot in Madagascar had 51 to 71 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Madagascar?

Sakalava Bay has the most kite days in Madagascar: 82 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Madagascar?

The water ranges from 23 °C in August to 28 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: spring suit in August, boardshorts in February.

Destinations by month

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for destinations in Madagascar
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Diego Suarez (Sakalava Bay)	57	42	57	89	97	97	100	100	99	94	84	65

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Regions by month

Median kite days of the spots in each region.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for regions in Madagascar
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Anosy	73	72	70	65	58	56	58	65	81	78	74	78
Atsimo-Andrefana	52	41	52	52	39	32	45	51	60	65	66	53

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Water temperature by region and month

Water temperature by month for regions in Madagascar
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Anosy	26 °C	25 °C	26 °C	25 °C	24 °C	24 °C	23 °C	23 °C	23 °C	24 °C	25 °C	26 °C
Atsimo-Andrefana	30 °C	30 °C	29 °C	27 °C	26 °C	25 °C	24 °C	24 °C	25 °C	25 °C	27 °C	28 °C

Median water temperature of the spots in each region, 2023 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo marine archive.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Shipwreck Bay
Madagascar
78 %
2
Evatra
Madagascar
71 %
3
Lavanono Point
Madagascar
67 %
4
Baie des Galions
Madagascar
65 %
5
Vinanibe Bay
Madagascar
65 %
6
Flame Bowls
Madagascar
58 %
7
Lagoon
Madagascar
58 %
8
Anakao
Madagascar
51 %
9
Ifaty
Madagascar
37 %

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

None checked in Madagascar yet.

By region

Anosy

7 spots · 68 % kite days per year

See all spots in Anosy

Atsimo-Andrefana

4 spots · 51 % kite days per year

See all spots in Atsimo-Andrefana

Smaller regions

All spots in Madagascar

Sakalava Bay leads with 82 % kite days per year, followed by Baie Monseigneur (78 %) and Shipwreck Bay (78 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Sakalava Bay
Madagascar
82 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Sakalava Bay: Jan 57 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 89 %, May 97 %, Jun 97 %, Jul 100 %, Aug 100 %, Sep 99 %, Oct 94 %, Nov 84 %, Dec 65 %
2
Baie Monseigneur
Madagascar
78 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Baie Monseigneur: Jan 83 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 73 %, May 71 %, Jun 67 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 77 %, Sep 85 %, Oct 85 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 87 %
3
Shipwreck Bay
Madagascar
78 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Shipwreck Bay: Jan 83 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 73 %, May 71 %, Jun 67 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 77 %, Sep 85 %, Oct 85 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 87 %
4
Evatra
Madagascar
71 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Evatra: Jan 74 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 63 %, May 62 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 84 %, Oct 82 %, Nov 76 %, Dec 81 %
5
Lavanono Beachbreak
Madagascar
67 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Lavanono Beachbreak: Jan 71 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 81 %, Apr 72 %, May 53 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 68 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 71 %, Dec 72 %
6
Lavanono Point
Madagascar
67 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Lavanono Point: Jan 71 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 81 %, Apr 72 %, May 53 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 68 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 71 %, Dec 72 %
7
Baie des Galions
Madagascar
65 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Baie des Galions: Jan 73 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 66 %, May 55 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 72 %
8
Baie des Signes
Madagascar
65 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Baie des Signes: Jan 70 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 60 %, May 53 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 77 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 75 %
9
Vinanibe Bay
Madagascar
65 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Vinanibe Bay: Jan 70 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 60 %, May 53 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 77 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 75 %
10
Vinanibe Lagoon
Madagascar
65 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Vinanibe Lagoon: Jan 70 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 60 %, May 53 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 77 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 75 %
11
Flame Bowls
Madagascar
58 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Flame Bowls: Jan 58 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 59 %, May 49 %, Jun 41 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 61 %
12
Jelly Babies
Madagascar
58 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Jelly Babies: Jan 58 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 59 %, May 49 %, Jun 41 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 61 %
13
Lagoon
Madagascar
58 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Lagoon: Jan 57 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 59 %, May 50 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 71 %, Dec 59 %
14
Anakao
Madagascar
51 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Anakao: Jan 52 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 52 %, May 39 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 53 %
15
Ifaty
Madagascar
37 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Ifaty: Jan 35 %, Feb 23 %, Mar 28 %, Apr 32 %, May 33 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 36 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Madagascar: median of 10 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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