Beach forecast for Farafangana
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+3) · Atsimo-Atsinanana, Madagascar Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+3- Swimming
- Use care · 3.9 ft
- Water
- 78 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 8 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 6:39 am and 7:26 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a poor beach day in Farafangana (4/10). The best hours are from 6:00 am to 8:00 am: pleasant temperatures, little wind, water at 78 °F and low tide at 6:39 am, though with a chance of rain and some waves. The best day this week is Wednesday, November 4, at 8/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 4Poor beach day | 6:00–8:00 am | Use care · 3.9 ft | 78 °F | 8 |
| Fri 30 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.9 ft | 78 °F | 6 |
| Sat 31 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.5 ft | 78 °F | 8 |
| Sun 1 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 5.1 ft | 78 °F | 10 |
| Mon 2 | 7Good beach day | 2:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 4.3 ft | 78 °F | 11 |
| Tue 3 | 6Fair beach day | 6:00–8:00 am1:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 3.8 ft | 79 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 8Good beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm6:00–11:00 am | Use care · 4.3 ft | 79 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sun and clouds
- Feels like 80 °F: pleasant
- Offshore breeze (6 mph)
- Water at 78 °F (warm)
- Low tide at 6:39 am: more sand
- 43% chance of rain
Thunderstorms during beach hours: get out of the water and off the sand as soon as you hear thunder.
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 3.9 ft
3.9 ft waves every 8 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 78 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 8 · SPF 50
Max UV 8 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 10 mph
Onshore breeze (10 mph).
- Tide & sand 6:39 am
Low tide at 6:39 am and 7:26 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 12:48 am and 12:53 pm.
The best window, 6:00 am to 8:00 am, brings pleasant temperatures, little wind, water at 78 °F and low tide at 6:39 am, though with a chance of rain and some waves.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 am | 5 | Partly cloudy | 77 °F | 5 mph | 3.9 ft | 0 |
| 7:00 am | 5 | Partly cloudy | 80 °F | 6 mph | 3.9 ft | 2 |
| 8:00 am | 4 | Overcast | 84 °F | 6 mph | 3.8 ft | 4 |
| 9:00 am | 0 | Overcast | 86 °F | 5 mph | 3.8 ft | 6 |
| 10:00 am | 0 | Heavy drizzle | 87 °F | 3 mph | 3.8 ft | 8 |
| 11:00 am | 0 | Heavy drizzle | 83 °F | 5 mph | 3.9 ft | 7 |
| 12:00 pm | 0 | Heavy drizzle | 79 °F | 9 mph | 3.9 ft | 5 |
| 1:00 pm | 0 | Showers | 77 °F | 10 mph | 4.1 ft | 4 |
| 2:00 pm | 0 | Rain | 76 °F | 10 mph | 4.4 ft | 2 |
| 3:00 pm | 0 | Rain | 75 °F | 10 mph | 4.7 ft | 1 |
| 4:00 pm | 0 | Rain | 74 °F | 10 mph | 4.8 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Farafangana
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- Coco beach farafangana 1.4 mi · S
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 1 of 3, warmth 3 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus rain 0.3 and waves 1; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Farafangana
Is it a beach day in Farafangana today?
A poor beach day: 4/10. Best from 6:00 am to 8:00 am, with pleasant temperatures, little wind, water at 78 °F and low tide at 6:39 am, though with a chance of rain and some waves.
What are the swimming conditions in Farafangana today?
3.9 ft waves every 8 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Farafangana?
About 78 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Farafangana today?
UV reaches 8 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Farafangana?
Today low tide is at 6:39 am and 7:26 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 12:48 am and 12:53 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Farafangana?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: not a beach day (2/10).
What beaches are near Farafangana?
Coco beach farafangana (1.4 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Farafangana today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from FES2022 (AVISO/CNES) and the sun from astronomy-engine. FES2022 Tide was produced by LEGOS, NOVELTIS and CLS, funded by CNES, and distributed by AVISO (https://doi.org/10.24400/527896/a01-2024.004), AVISO licence (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/fileadmin/documents/data/License_Aviso.pdf). Modified by TidePlanet: constants interpolated from the nearest model cells offshore; heights above mean sea level.