Cripplers
Surf spot · Cyprus
Is it worth the trip?
51Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 4 ft swell at 7 s
Tue 3 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 s
- Energy
- 0kJ
- Wind
- NNE 3 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 22kJ
- Wind
- SE 8 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 50 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 47kJ
- Wind
- WNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 39kJ
- Wind
- ESE 4 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 63 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 66kJ
- Wind
- N 5 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 71 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 154kJ
- Wind
- ENE 8 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Mon 9 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 65kJ
- Wind
- WNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 25, too small
- Tue 33, too small
- Wed 425, too small
- Thu 550, fair
- Fri 647, fair
- Sat 763, good
- Sun 871, good
- Mon 949, fair
- Tue 1011, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Cripplers does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft2 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 25, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 22kJ | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 50, fair | 4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 47kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 47, fair | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 39kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 63, good | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 66kJ | wind from the north, 5 knots | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 71, good | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 154kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 49, fair | 4 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 65kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore | 19°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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:06 +0.1 mLow 11:19 −0.1 mHigh 18:24 +0.1 mLow 23:43 −0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:53 +0.1 mLow 12:23 −0.1 mHigh 19:06 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:52 −0.0 mHigh 06:56 +0.1 mLow 13:08 −0.1 mHigh 19:41 +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.
Map
the spot and its town
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- Potima Point 12.9 km away
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- Venus Beach 19.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Cripplers
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (246°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (66°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 19). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 28°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Peyia, 9 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.
Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. 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$1,220–US$2,340 each
about US$1,220–US$2,340 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 PFO, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$623–US$1,300 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$348 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$234–US$442 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,220–US$2,340 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
16 min by car · 28 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Peyia its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Polis on Booking.com
25 min by car · 28 places to stay
- Beds in Tala on Booking.com
28 min by car · 12 places to stay
About US$80 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 20h 40m
About 20h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PFO, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 50 min by road
Flights ORD → PFO on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.