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Spot de Mantasaly

Mantasaly kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Madagascar · Diana

-12.29 | 49.40

Overview

Mantasaly is a kitesurfing spot located in Sakalava Bay, in northern Madagascar, near Diego Suarez. The spot benefits from the Varatraza, a southeast katabatic wind channeled by the terrain, offering powerful and consistent wind conditions. The sheltered bay provides flat water. The spot is suitable for beginners and intermediates.
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Mantasaly: when to go?

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

The season runs from April to October, peaking in May: 30 rideable days a month and 422 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is February, at 6.5 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 31% 13-20 knots · 61% 21-30 knots · 7%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 61% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is July, at 27 °C. The wettest month is January, with 389 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Mantasaly — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 10.0 114 h 29 °C 389 mm
February 6.5 61 h 30 °C 111 mm
March 24.5 313 h 29 °C 330 mm
April 30.0 413 h 30 °C 65 mm
May 31.0 422 h 30 °C 29 mm
June 29.5 389 h 28 °C 7 mm
July 31.0 403 h 27 °C 7 mm
August 31.0 432 h 27 °C 11 mm
September 30.0 420 h 27 °C 10 mm
October 30.5 406 h 28 °C 8 mm
November 25.5 335 h 30 °C 71 mm
December 27.5 365 h 30 °C 108 mm
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Technical details of Mantasaly spot

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Open all year round

Required level

Beginner

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