Is it worth the trip?
21Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 15 kn gusting 23, side-onshore, Water: waves 1.3 m
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.6 mwaves
- Air
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 3 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 85 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.3 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 1 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 26°C
Mon 9 · 22 out of 100
- Wind
- W 12 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.3 mwaves
- Air
- 26°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 585, good
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 922, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Jul–Sep2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 3 knots | 5kn | cross-off | 2.1 mwaves | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 6 knots | 9kn | side-on | 1.6 mwaves | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 5kn | cross-off | 1.2 mwaves | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 85, good | wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots | 23kn | side-on | 1.3 mwaves | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 8kn | cross-off | 1.1 mwaves | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 2 knots | 6kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot | 10kn | side | 1.0 mwaves | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 22, poor | wind from the west, 12 knots | 16kn | side-on | 1.3 mwaves | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 10kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves | 26°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 5 knots | 14kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves | 27°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 06:07 −0.8 mHigh 12:38 +0.5 mLow 18:35 −0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:40 +0.6 mLow 07:12 −0.7 mHigh 13:42 +0.6 mLow 19:45 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:50 +0.6 mLow 08:12 −0.7 mHigh 14:39 +0.7 mLow 20:48 −0.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Jul–Sep
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Fiji Mamanuca
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea is about 26°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually July, August and September, with about 2 good days in 7; in March, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Yaro, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Nadi, 35 km (about 1h 05m by car). Nearest airport: Nadi International Airport (NAN), 36 km.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$938–US$1,890 each
about US$938–US$1,890 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to NAN, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$744–US$1,550 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$60–US$100 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$134–US$241 |
| Total | about US$938–US$1,890 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 35 km away
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No town nearby
Yaro, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Nadi, 35 km (about 1h 05m by car). Nearest airport: Nadi International Airport (NAN), 36 km.
See places to stay near Nadi, 35 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 23h 25m
About 23h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → NAN, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 55 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.