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12 kn+. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots between 10:00 and 19:00. How we count.

Sea · Atsimo-Andrefana · Madagascar

Anakao

Best for kiting from March to April and from August to January, with 51 to 66 % kite days. Water 24 to 30 °C.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

  1. J52
  2. F41
  3. M52
  4. A52
  5. M39
  6. J32
  7. J45
  8. A51
  9. S60
  10. O65
  11. N66
  12. D53
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 %
  • 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.

Confidence highClose model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear
  • Kite days
    65 % Primeabout 20 of 31 days
    Too light, kiteable, too strong
    • Too light 35 %
    • Kiteable 65 %
    • Too strong 0 %
    10 day trip
    9 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.6 expected
    Best hours
    13:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
    Daylight
    12.6 h
    Water
    25 °C, shorty
    Air
    27 °Cdaily maximum, 26 °C during kite hours
    Rain
    2 of 31with 1 mm or more
    In one sentence

    In October, Anakao averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (65 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at Anakao

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

  1. January6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
  2. February4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
  3. March6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
  4. April6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
  5. May3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
  6. June3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.3 expected
  7. July6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.8 expected
  8. August6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
  9. September8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.9 expected
  10. October (now)9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.6 expected
  11. November8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 expected
  12. December6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

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Trip odds by start week

Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.

Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Trip odds by start week in Anakao: W1 5 in 10, W2 5 in 10, W3 7 in 10, W4 8 in 10, W5 6 in 10, W6 3 in 10, W7 3 in 10, W8 4 in 10, W9 6 in 10, W10 6 in 10, W11 5 in 10, W12 7 in 10, W13 7 in 10, W14 4 in 10, W15 7 in 10, W16 8 in 10, W17 6 in 10, W18 4 in 10, W19 4 in 10, W20 3 in 10, W21 3 in 10, W22 2 in 10, W23 3 in 10, W24 3 in 10, W25 3 in 10, W26 3 in 10, W27 3 in 10, W28 7 in 10, W29 7 in 10, W30 6 in 10, W31 5 in 10, W32 5 in 10, W33 6 in 10, W34 8 in 10, W35 8 in 10, W36 6 in 10, W37 9 in 10, W38 9 in 10, W39 7 in 10, W40 7 in 10, W41 8 in 10, W42 9 in 10, W43 9 in 10, W44 9 in 10, W45 9 in 10, W46 7 in 10, W47 8 in 10, W48 7 in 10, W49 7 in 10, W50 6 in 10, W51 8 in 10, W52 6 in 10

9 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).

Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20

about 6.7 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

How the wind behaves

In November, the windiest month

  • Too light 34 %
  • Kiteable 66 %
  • Too strong 0 %

Too light on 34 %, kiteable on 66 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 13:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

NESW

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind steadily from SSW (203°).

Kitesurfing at Anakao: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Anakao?

The best months are March to April and August to January: from 2017 to 2025, 51 to 66 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Anakao windy in October?

Yes, very. 65 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 20 days in a typical October. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Anakao?

The water ranges from 24 °C in July to 30 °C in January. In October it is about 25 °C (wetsuit: shorty).

How many kite days does Anakao get in a year?

About 185 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.

Live forecast

The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.

Live forecast from Windy

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Spot facts

Region
Atsimo-Andrefana
Country
Madagascar
Water body
Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport
Toliara Airport (TLE), 33 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone
UTC+03:00 in October
Coordinates
-23.6717, 43.6460
Model
ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Satellite view of Anakao

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.

Nearby kite spots in Atsimo-Andrefana

Kite days in October, % of days

  1. Lagoon

    Madagascar · 3 points more kite days than Anakao in October

    68 %
    January: 57 % kite days (Good)February: 48 % kite days (Good)March: 55 % kite days (Good)April: 59 % kite days (Good)May: 50 % kite days (Good)June: 39 % kite days (Possible)July: 61 % kite days (Prime)August: 63 % kite days (Prime)September: 67 % kite days (Prime)October: 68 % kite days (Prime)November: 71 % kite days (Prime)December: 59 % kite days (Good)
    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 %
  2. Ifaty

    Madagascar · 17 points fewer kite days than Anakao in October

    48 %
    January: 35 % kite days (Possible)February: 23 % kite days (Possible)March: 28 % kite days (Possible)April: 32 % kite days (Possible)May: 33 % kite days (Possible)June: 30 % kite days (Possible)July: 39 % kite days (Possible)August: 44 % kite days (Good)September: 44 % kite days (Good)October: 48 % kite days (Good)November: 50 % kite days (Good)December: 36 % kite days (Possible)
    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

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: high.

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In October, 65 % of days at Anakao met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/anakao

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