Is it worth the trip?
16Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: too small (3 ft swell at 8 s), 4 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 26 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 112kJ
- Wind
- ESE 14 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 60kJ
- Wind
- ESE 12 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Thu 5 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 49kJ
- Wind
- ESE 13 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 53kJ
- Wind
- ESE 13 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 42kJ
- Wind
- ESE 15 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 30kJ
- Wind
- ESE 12 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Mon 9 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft13 shollow
- Energy
- 47kJ
- Wind
- ESE 14 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 233, too small
- Tue 326, too small
- Wed 415, too small
- Thu 514, too small
- Fri 612, too small
- Sat 713, too small
- Sun 811, too small
- Mon 911, too small
- Tue 1016, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 4–17 ftof swell
- Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 33, too small | 4 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 180kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 17 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 26, too small | 3 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 112kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 15, too small | 2 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 60kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 14, too small | 2 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 53kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft7 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 42kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft13 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 47kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 69kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, offshore | 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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:36 +0.6 mLow 07:03 −0.6 mHigh 13:25 +0.6 mLow 19:33 −0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:42 +0.6 mLow 08:03 −0.6 mHigh 14:24 +0.6 mLow 20:36 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:45 +0.6 mLow 09:00 −0.6 mHigh 15:18 +0.6 mLow 21:35 −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
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 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
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Ha'apia Group
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (288°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (108°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 4–17 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 2). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 25°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. Nomuka, 64 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Kanokupolu, 151 km. Nearest airport: Lifuka Island Airport (HPA), 77 km.
Water about 27°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$1,130–US$2,240 each
about US$1,130–US$2,240 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 MDW to TBU, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$724–US$1,510 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| 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$1,130–US$2,240 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 151 km away
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No town nearby
Nomuka, 64 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Kanokupolu, 151 km. Nearest airport: Lifuka Island Airport (HPA), 77 km.
See places to stay near Kanokupolu, 151 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 33h 40m
About 33h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → TBU, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL), then 3h 10m by road
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