Is it worth the trip?
57Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 4 ft swell at 12 s
Mon 2 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 268kJ
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 55 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 271kJ
- Wind
- SE 9 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft16 shollow
- Energy
- 191kJ
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 61 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 97kJ
- Wind
- SE 7 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 65 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft14 shollow
- Energy
- 352kJ
- Wind
- SSE 6 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 69 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 451kJ
- Wind
- SSE 6 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 56 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 319kJ
- Wind
- SSE 8 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
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Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 161, good
- Mon 241, poor
- Tue 355, fair
- Wed 49, too small
- Thu 561, good
- Fri 665, good
- Sat 769, good
- Sun 856, fair
- Mon 961, good
- Tue 1050, fair
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 Feb–Mar5 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 | 61, good | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 142kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 41, poor | 4 ft10 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 268kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 55, fair | 3 ft12 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 271kJ | wind from the south-east, 9 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 9, too small | 2 ft16 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 191kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 61, good | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 97kJ | wind from the south-east, 7 knots | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 65, good | 3 ft14 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 352kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 69, good | 4 ft12 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 451kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 56, fair | 4 ft11 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 319kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 61, good | 3 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 172kJ | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 50, fair | 4 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 133kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 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 05:10 −0.5 mHigh 11:10 +0.1 mLow 16:10 −0.3 mHigh 23:05 +0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 06:11 −0.4 mHigh 12:26 +0.1 mLow 17:28 −0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:16 +0.4 mLow 07:19 −0.3 mHigh 13:50 +0.2 mLow 19:18 −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 Feb–Mar
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
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 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
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec4of 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 Honey Smacks
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (227°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (47°). 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 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February and March, 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 Krui. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.
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$1,270–US$2,510 each
about US$1,270–US$2,510 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 TKG, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and CGK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$971–US$2,010 |
| 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$1,270–US$2,510 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Krui
48 min by car · 15 places to stay
about US$33/nightcountry average
About Krui its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Krui, 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 40m
About 37h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TKG, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK), then 5h 50m by road
Flights ORD → TKG on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.