Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Super hollow break. 25km south of Toliara. Soalara west coast. Near In front of small fishermen village called Anakao. Diving centre & Resort in the village. Nice and no crowd at all. Village South of Tulear in the SouthWest of the island, wind from noon until twilight (like a clock!). Saw no sharks in spite of it being in the very Canal of Mozambique (white shark sanctuary). This left's coordinates: 23º37'S; 43º35'E (super super). Distance Walk Easy to find? Public access? Special accessBy boat only |
Wave qualityWorld Class
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyRegular
TypeReef-coral
DirectionLeft
BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Good swell directionWest, SouthWest
Good wind directionEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to
Best tide positionLow and mid tide
Best tide movement
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
- Urchins
- Rocks
- Sharks
Atmosphere
Wonderful country although very poor. Nature is all around, everywhere... Very good for surftrips.
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Author: Anonymous Contributors (1)
By Surfsisters , 24-08-2011
- I have been there, stayed at Safari Vezo. Lovely french run place a speed boat trip away from Jelly Babies and Flame Balls. Here is my take on surf tripping in Madagascar: http://surfsisters.co.za/238/madagascar/
By cool , 21-07-2008
hmmm - this spot is called flame balls after the surf photographer flame (recently dead) who cut his balls open on his fin at this spot during the early eighties
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