Is it worth the trip?
31Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 6 ft swell at 10 s, 3 hours of offshore wind
Tue 3 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 331kJ
- Wind
- NE 12 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 493kJ
- Wind
- NE 15 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 55 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 677kJ
- Wind
- NNE 4 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 59 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 547kJ
- Wind
- NW 11 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 142kJ
- Wind
- NW 9 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 88kJ
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Mon 9 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 87kJ
- Wind
- NNE 18 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 248, fair
- Tue 314, too small
- Wed 415, too small
- Thu 555, fair
- Fri 659, fair
- Sat 718, too small
- Sun 88, too small
- Mon 96, too small
- Tue 1013, too small
- Wed 1142, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–10 ftof swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 48, fair | 5 ft10 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 351kJ | offshorewind from the west, 14 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 14, too small | 4 ft10 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 331kJ | wind from the north-east, 12 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 15, too small | 5 ft10 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 493kJ | wind from the north-east, 15 knots | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 55, fair | 6 ft10 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 677kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 59, fair | 6 ft10 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 547kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 18, too small | 3 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 142kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 88kJ | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 6, too small | 2 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 87kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 13, too small | 4 ft7 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 105kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 42, too small | 5 ft8 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 251kJ | wind from the north, 9 knots | 17°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 NovLow 05:24 −0.7 mHigh 12:57 +0.5 mLow 18:44 +0.0 mHigh 23:45 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 06:51 −0.6 mHigh 14:05 +0.6 mLow 20:14 −0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:39 +0.4 mLow 08:10 −0.6 mHigh 14:55 +0.7 mLow 21:12 −0.4 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
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 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
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Koigaoura
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (111°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (291°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 19°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Kushima. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 24°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).
Where to stay: 2 towns
23 min by car
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Kushima its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Nichinan on Booking.com
38 min by car · 1 place to stay
Nearest town: Kushima, 13 km (about 25 min by car)
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.