digger
Surf spot · Timor-Leste
Is it worth the trip?
5Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: too small (1 ft swell at 9 s)
Tue 3 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 20kJ
- Wind
- ESE 2 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft14 s
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- ESE 6 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft16 s
- Energy
- 7kJ
- Wind
- SE 1 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 20kJ
- Wind
- ESE 1 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 21kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 16kJ
- Wind
- ENE 3 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 24, too small
- Tue 36, too small
- Wed 44, too small
- Thu 54, too small
- Fri 63, too small
- Sat 75, too small
- Sun 85, too small
- Mon 94, too small
- Tue 103, too small
- Wed 112, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 30 °Cno wetsuit
- Best May–Jul1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft11 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft9 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 20kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft14 s1 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft9 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 3, too small | under 1 ft16 s1 ft at break (est.) | 7kJ | wind from the south-east, 1 knot | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft11 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 20kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft10 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft9 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft9 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 2, too small | under 1 ft11 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the north-east, 6 knots | 28°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 03:22 +0.8 mLow 10:44 −1.0 mHigh 17:51 +0.3 mLow 22:46 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:47 +0.6 mLow 12:03 −0.8 mHigh 19:21 +0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:58 −0.2 mHigh 06:57 +0.4 mLow 13:28 −0.7 mHigh 20:25 +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 May–Jul
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
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About digger
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (144°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (324°). 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 18). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 27°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Suai.
Water about 30°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$1,540–US$2,990 each
about US$1,540–US$2,990 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 DIL, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and SIN, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$931–US$1,940 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,540–US$2,990 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Suai
about 10 min by car · 1 place to stay
About Suai its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Suai, 5 km (about 10 min by car)
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 35h 45m
About 35h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → DIL, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN), then 1h 55m by road
Flights ORD → DIL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.