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Miavana Resort kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Madagascar

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 7 m -12.8 | 49.82

Overview

Miavana Resort is a kitesurf spot located on Nosy Ankao Island, in northeast Madagascar. This private island offers a luxurious and preserved setting with white sandy beaches and a turquoise lagoon. The southeast trade winds blow regularly. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders due to the isolation and currents.

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Spot forecast for Miavana Resort

Sunrise 05:12 · Sunset 17:38

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

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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 1.5 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now04:030.7 m10:411.1 m17:370.6 m23:521.1 m05:520.7 m12:001.2 m18:290.5 m00:421.2 m06:490.5 m12:521.3 m19:070.4 m01:191.4 m07:310.4 m13:321.4 m19:390.3 m01:521.5 m08:070.3 m14:081.4 m20:090.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.3 m

Miavana Resort: 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

421h

in May · 31 rideable days

The season runs from April to October, peaking in May: 30 rideable days a month and 421 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is February, at 7 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 13.5 rideable days J February: 7 rideable days7 d F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 30 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days O November: 25 rideable days N December: 27 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 13.5 rideable days J February: 7 rideable days7 d F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 30 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days O November: 25 rideable days N December: 27 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 43%13-20 knots · 56%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 56% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is August, at 27 °C. The wettest month is March, with 501 mm.

Monthly averages: Miavana Resort
Monthly averages — Miavana Resort — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 13.5 120 h 30 °C 368 mm
February 7.0 51 h 31 °C 193 mm
March 23.5 281 h 29 °C 501 mm
April 30.0 395 h 30 °C 71 mm
May 31.0 421 h 30 °C 24 mm
June 30.0 393 h 29 °C 10 mm
July 31.0 402 h 28 °C 8 mm
August 31.0 431 h 27 °C 8 mm
September 30.0 417 h 28 °C 18 mm
October 30.0 402 h 29 °C 9 mm
November 25.0 324 h 30 °C 34 mm
December 27.0 340 h 30 °C 129 mm

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Technical details of Miavana Resort spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

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

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