Is it worth the trip?
74Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 4 ft swell at 12 s
Mon 2 · 63 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 252kJ
- Wind
- SSE 7 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tue 3 · 50 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft15 shollow
- Energy
- 205kJ
- Wind
- SE 8 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 72 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft12 scrumbling
- Energy
- 260kJ
- Wind
- SE 6 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 50 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft13 shollow
- Energy
- 149kJ
- Wind
- ESE 3 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 79 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft14 scrumbling
- Energy
- 349kJ
- Wind
- E 1 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 92 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft12 scrumbling
- Energy
- 409kJ
- Wind
- S 1 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 76 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 298kJ
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 156, fair
- Mon 263, good
- Tue 350, fair
- Wed 472, good
- Thu 550, fair
- Fri 679, good
- Sat 792, good
- Sun 876, good
- Mon 956, fair
- Tue 1031, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Feb5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 56, fair | 3 ft11 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 197kJ | wind from the south, 5 knots | 28°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 63, good | 4 ft10 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 252kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 50, fair | 2 ft15 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 205kJ | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 72, good | 3 ft12 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 260kJ | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 50, fair | 2 ft13 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 149kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 79, good | 3 ft14 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 349kJ | offshorewind from the east, 1 knot, offshore | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 92, good | 4 ft12 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 409kJ | wind from the south, 1 knot | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 76, good | 4 ft11 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 298kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 56, fair | 3 ft11 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 153kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 31, too small | 2 ft10 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 65kJ | wind from the west, 3 knots | 27°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 04:32 −0.3 mHigh 10:17 +0.1 mLow 15:31 −0.2 mHigh 22:34 +0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:48 −0.3 mHigh 11:51 +0.1 mLow 17:03 −0.1 mHigh 23:54 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 07:09 −0.3 mHigh 13:30 +0.2 mLow 19:09 −0.1 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 in Feb
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About aaron's
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (228°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (48°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 37). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually February, with about 5 good days in 7; in July, August and September, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tuapejat.
Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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$1,250–US$2,470 each
about US$1,250–US$2,470 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
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 ORD to PDG, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and KUL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$951–US$1,970 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$47–US$80 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$94–US$154 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$107–US$194 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$47–US$74 |
| Total | about US$1,250–US$2,470 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
49 min by car · 6 places to stay
about US$33/nightcountry average
About Tuapejat its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Katiet on Booking.com
53 min by car · 12 places to stay
Nearest beds: Tuapejat, 28 km (about 50 min by car)
About US$33 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 37h 45m
About 37h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PDG, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL), then 6h 35m by road
Flights ORD → PDG on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.