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Ifaty 90.5

#664 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇲🇬 Madagascar · Atsimo-Andrefana · near Toliara

Works almost every day, no off season, boardshorts water.

Works all yearWarm waterRemoteIntermediate
Surf score90.5 /100
Surfable days99% of the year
Clean days50% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell76% period 11 s+
Typical size1.3 m 4.3 ft median
Water26°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Ifaty

The best time to surf Ifaty is April, June, August. The season runs Dec to Sep. In June the water sits around 25°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.4 m. The nearest airport is TNR (631 km) and the nearest town is Toliara (32 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan98%53%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Feb99%47%1.2 m29°Cboardies
Mar97%54%1.2 m30°Cboardies
Apr99%59%1.3 m28°Cboardies
May100%57%1.4 m26°Cboardies
Jun98%74%1.4 m25°Cboardies
Jul100%52%1.5 m24°Cvest
Aug100%59%1.6 m24°Cvest
Sep100%40%1.3 m25°Cvest
Oct97%33%1.4 m24°Cvest
Nov100%28%1.3 m26°Cboardies
Dec99%43%1.1 m27°Cboardies

Why 90.5

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.4
Water comfort 10%
9.6
Access 10%
3.2

The detail

Faces 120° with 50% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 66% of days. Mean peak period 12.4 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 40%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -23.115, 43.526 (OpenStreetMap).

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