Is it worth the trip?
40Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 3 ft swell at 9 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 35kJ
- Wind
- WSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Tue 3 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 81kJ
- Wind
- SSW 2 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 60kJ
- Wind
- SE 4 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 81kJ
- Wind
- NE 4 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 97kJ
- Wind
- N 3 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 44 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 106kJ
- Wind
- ENE 7 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 69kJ
- Wind
- NE 3 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 19, too small
- Mon 217, too small
- Tue 337, too small
- Wed 438, too small
- Thu 539, too small
- Fri 647, fair
- Sat 744, too small
- Sun 841, too small
- Mon 914, too small
- Tue 1015, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–10 ftof swell
- Water 30 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Dec–Mar1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | wind from the west, 3 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 17, too small | 1 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 35kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 37, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 81kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 38, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 60kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 39, too small | 2 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 81kJ | wind from the north-east, 4 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 47, fair | 3 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 97kJ | wind from the north, 3 knots | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 44, too small | 3 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 106kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 41, too small | 2 ft8 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 69kJ | wind from the north-east, 3 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 14, too small | 1 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 15, too small | 1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 38, too small | 2 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 55kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 4 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
- Sun 1 NovLow 06:08 −0.4 mHigh 16:26 +0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 06:34 −0.4 mHigh 15:58 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 06:55 −0.4 mHigh 15:00 +0.2 mLow 20:31 +0.1 mHigh 23:43 +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 Dec–Mar
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
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 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
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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 Kavieng Rights
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (325°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (145°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 30°C all year: no wetsuit. For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kavieng, 1.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 3 dive sites.
Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: Kavieng
3 min by car · 7 places to stay
about US$74/nightcountry average
About Kavieng its beds, food and every spot near it
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