Beginner surf, boardshorts water year-round, quiet nomad scene.
surf-townlaid-back
Data updated
2 spots · 1 venue
At a glance
Peak seasonYear-roundsmall waves · all 12 months ≥60%
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 · 2 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazards
Spot details
- Dah0.8 km
- spot de surf: Baie Maxime0.8 km
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All places (1)
Cafés1 listed
- Tsena SoaView on Google
The surf year
Small-wave surf year-round (great for learning) · 12 months ≥60% surfable daysSurfable days by month · intermediateBest window — · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
53peak · Jun
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
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Wind ok
73%69%59%40%42%34%39%45%42%70%73%76%
Water
30°29°29°29°27°26°25°24°25°26°28°29°
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 v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 72% | 75% | 69% | 67% | 71% | 71% | 73% | 74% | 70% | 70% | 65% | 60% |
| Intermediate | 28% | 20% | 25% | 33% | 35% | 53% | 47% | 31% | 30% | 17% | 11% | 11% |
| Advanced | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 13% | 10% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
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 sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Mahambo.We link out — we don't book. Prices and availability live on Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb. Some links may earn SurfBase a commission — the advice stays free and unchanged.
Getting there
Nearest airportToamasina Ambalamanasy Airport
CodeTMM
Distance70 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level · google-places
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction