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Southern & East Africa + Indian Ocean Islands · Nosy Be · District de Nosy Be
Nosy Be
Nosy Be has no other spot on this map within 40 km of it. straight-line distance
When it fills in
No onset time is published for this spot.
The wind
Direction
Strength
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan10
- Feb2
- Mar2
- Apr0
- May0
- Jun0
- Jul2
- Aug0
- Sep2
- Oct0
- Nov0
- Dec2
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
The model is wrong here
The model reads 10% of days at its best month, and no season is drawn from it. The figures are kept and drawn as hatching so no wind colour can be read off them.
| Month | Windy days | Force 4+ | 12 kn or more | Knots | From | Peaks at | Air | Water | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10% | 26% | 19% | 9.4 kt | WNW | 14:00 | 25.3°C | 30.2°C | 62 |
| Feb | 2% | 5% | 4% | 7.6 kt | W | 14:00 | 25.5°C | 30.9°C | 57 |
| Mar | 2% | 5% | 3% | 7.1 kt | W | 14:00 | 25.8°C | 31.5°C | 62 |
| Apr | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6.2 kt | W | 15:00 | 26.2°C | 31.5°C | 60 |
| May | 0% | 0% | 0% | 7.2 kt | WSW | 16:00 | 25.4°C | 30.4°C | 62 |
| Jun | 0% | 2% | 0% | 8 kt | WSW | 16:00 | 24.3°C | 28.8°C | 60 |
| Jul | 2% | 6% | 3% | 9.1 kt | WSW | 16:00 | 23.5°C | 27.7°C | 62 |
| Aug | 0% | 23% | 5% | 9.9 kt | WSW | 15:00 | 23.6°C | 27.6°C | 62 |
| Sep | 2% | 50% | 8% | 10.7 kt | W | 15:00 | 24.1°C | 27.9°C | 60 |
| Oct | 0% | 37% | 10% | 10.6 kt | WSW | 15:00 | 25.1°C | 29°C | 62 |
| Nov | 0% | 20% | 3% | 9.4 kt | WSW | 15:00 | 25.6°C | 30.5°C | 60 |
| Dec | 2% | 5% | 3% | 7.8 kt | W | 15:00 | 25.7°C | 30.8°C | 62 |
modelled
A weather model covers this place, but its figures do not sit with the wind strength this record states, so no season is drawn from them. They are in the table above, and no riding season is on record either.
Modelled from the operational forecast archive at 1.5–7 km (2023-2024), daylight hours only, not a ground station: it resolves thermal, lake and valley winds far better than coarse reanalysis but still tends to understate a strong local thermal. A windy day has at least three consecutive daylight hours at 12 knots or more. The typical daily max and the direction are columns of the table above, month by month.
High-resolution weather model (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical forecast archive — best-match operational model (ICON-D2 / AROME / ICON-EU / GFS by region), not a ground station · 2023-2024
The water
Type
mixed
Wetsuit
boardshorts, tropical year-round
Your level
The scene
Nothing has been recorded about the scene at this spot.
Launch and rules
three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you
With a school or a boat
No school names this spot
Nobody has been recorded teaching or running a boat here.
On your own
Room to launch is not rated
Somewhere else
No neighbour on record
No other spot in the atlas sits within reach of this one.
Rider tips
- Take the ferry from Ankify; that is how you get onto the island.
- Read the forecast before you commit a day to it. The Tsaratanana range shelters Nosy Be and the wind is patchier than at Diego Suarez.
- Aim for the dry season, roughly May-Oct, if you want any chance of wind.
- Pack boardshorts only, and watch the coral around the island.
Photos
FAQ
When is the best time to kite at Nosy Be?
The dry season, roughly May to October, is the more viable window, since wind is less consistent than at Diego Suarez or Sakalava Bay.
Is Nosy Be suitable for beginners?
No; it's treated as a secondary, exploratory kite stop rather than a dedicated beginner or school base.
What is the wind like at Nosy Be?
Wind is thermal but less reliable than nearby Diego Suarez spots because the Tsaratanana mountain range partially shields the island from the trade winds.
Last updated: August 2026