Overview

Flame Balls is a kitesurfing spot located on the southwest coast of Madagascar, in the Atsimo-Andrefana region. The spot faces west and benefits from the southeast trade winds in side-offshore. The area offers coral reef conditions with a lagoon. The spot suits intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Flame Balls

Sunrise 05:28 · Sunset 18:12

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 1.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 06:42 · 1.3 m High tide 13:37 · 1.8 m Low tide 20:09 · 1.2 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:12 · 1.8 m Low tide 08:16 · 1.1 m High tide 14:37 · 2 m Low tide 20:54 · 1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:57 · 2 m Low tide 08:59 · 0.9 m High tide 15:13 · 2.2 m Low tide 21:25 · 0.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:30 · 2.2 m Low tide 09:32 · 0.7 m High tide 15:43 · 2.4 m Low tide 21:54 · 0.5 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:00 · 2.4 m Low tide 10:03 · 0.5 m High tide 16:13 · 2.6 m Low tide 22:22 · 0.4 m

Flame Balls: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

206h

in May · 24.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to October, peaking in May: 23 rideable days a month and 206 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is January, at 14.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 37%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 61% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 27 °C. The wettest month is February, with 165 mm.

Monthly averages: Flame Balls

Monthly averages — Flame Balls — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	103 h	32 °C	144 mm
February	18.0	105 h	31 °C	165 mm
March	19.5	153 h	31 °C	114 mm
April	22.0	156 h	31 °C	8 mm
May	24.5	206 h	30 °C	3 mm
June	23.5	194 h	28 °C	2 mm
July	22.0	151 h	27 °C	5 mm
August	21.5	164 h	28 °C	1 mm
September	21.5	173 h	30 °C	1 mm
October	24.0	199 h	30 °C	4 mm
November	20.5	183 h	30 °C	17 mm
December	20.0	155 h	31 °C	33 mm

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Technical details of Flame Balls spot

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE, SSE, S.

Depending on conditions: SSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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Nearby spots

All spots: Atsimo-Andrefana

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