Overview

Palm Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on the northwest coast of Madagascar, in the Diana region. The spot faces west and benefits from southeasterly trade winds in side-offshore direction. The water area is suitable for intermediate riders. The kite season runs from May to November.

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Spot forecast for Palm Beach

Sunrise 05:18 · Sunset 17:45

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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 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 04:57 · 1.7 m High tide 11:42 · 2.3 m Low tide 18:31 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:51 · 2.3 m Low tide 06:57 · 1.5 m High tide 13:06 · 2.5 m Low tide 19:29 · 1.2 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 01:42 · 2.6 m Low tide 07:50 · 1.2 m High tide 13:55 · 2.8 m Low tide 20:06 · 1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 02:18 · 3 m Low tide 08:28 · 0.9 m High tide 14:32 · 3 m Low tide 20:38 · 0.8 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 02:50 · 3.3 m Low tide 09:02 · 0.6 m High tide 15:06 · 3.2 m Low tide 21:09 · 0.6 m

Palm Beach: 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

7h

in August · 2 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in August: 2 rideable days a month and 7 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is January, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 29 °C. The wettest month is January, with 564 mm.

Monthly averages: Palm Beach

Monthly averages — Palm Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	0.0	1 h	29 °C	564 mm
February	0.0	0 h	29 °C	348 mm
March	0.5	3 h	30 °C	293 mm
April	0.5	1 h	30 °C	83 mm
May	0.5	2 h	30 °C	45 mm
June	1.5	4 h	30 °C	20 mm
July	1.5	6 h	29 °C	13 mm
August	2.0	7 h	29 °C	25 mm
September	0.5	1 h	29 °C	32 mm
October	0.5	2 h	30 °C	49 mm
November	0.0	1 h	30 °C	180 mm
December	0.0	1 h	30 °C	247 mm

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Technical details of Palm Beach spot

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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