Mahambo, Madagascar
Beginner
Beginner surf, boardshorts water year-round, quiet nomad scene.
surf-townlaid-back
Data updated
At a glance
Peak season—54% surfable at peak
SuitsBeg2 known spots
Boardboth · longboardbreak type not yet verified
Water24.4–29.5°CBoardshorts most of the year
Internet30 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$920+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
2 spots within 25 km · 1 beginner, 1 intermediate, 0 advancedHazards
No places listed yetWe list real, top-rated coworking, cafés and gyms — nothing generated. This stays empty until a town is crawled.
The surf year
no reliably surfable season in our modelSurfable days by month · intermediateBest window — · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
54peak · Jun
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Swell
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Wind ok
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Water
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Barsless surfablemore
WaterBoardshorts24°+
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v2 · computed 2026-09-08 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Working from here
median 30 Mbps · no known coworking · from $620 a month · leans quietInternet speedmedian download · Ookla30 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party10 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$620–$1,180
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $920–$1,580
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedGet the SurfBase letter
Occasional email: new towns and spots as we map them, and what changes in Mahambo.
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Getting there
Nearest airportToamasina Ambalamanasy Airport
CodeTMM
Distance70 km
Towns like Mahambo
Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSeason, wind and wetsuit are computed from hourly ERA5 marine history (see the full methodology); internet from Ookla, vibe from OpenStreetMap density, cost from the World Bank price level. Rent is modeled and flagged estimated. A human spot-check promotes a town to verified.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · owa-difficulty · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-21Suggest a correction
Swell & seasonComputed — ERA5/ERA5-Ocean hourly, 2015–2024
Wind qualityComputed — ERA5 hourly wind, 2015–2024
Sea temperatureOpen-Meteo marine, 2023–2025
Surf spots & skillOpenStreetMap · OpenWaterAtlas · Wikidata
Internet speedOokla Open Data (town median)
Vibe & amenitiesOpenStreetMap POI density
AirportOurAirports
Cost of livingWorld Bank ICP price level
RentModeled from price level — estimate
Named placesGoogle Places UI Kit · top 3/category, type-checked · distances computed from stored coordinates
Stay linksAgoda / Booking.com / Airbnb search — link-out, not sourced
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