lanya s
Surf spot · Northern Mariana Islands
Is it worth the trip?
46Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: too small (4 ft swell at 8 s), 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 908kJ
- Wind
- SE 8 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tue 3 · 60 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 177kJ
- Wind
- ESE 9 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 55 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 219kJ
- Wind
- ENE 11 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 168kJ
- Wind
- ENE 12 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 198kJ
- Wind
- NNE 10 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 228kJ
- Wind
- S 8 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 45 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 124kJ
- Wind
- ESE 10 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, too big
- Mon 20, too big
- Tue 360, good
- Wed 455, fair
- Thu 535, poor
- Fri 633, poor
- Sat 749, fair
- Sun 845, fair
- Mon 922, too small
- Tue 1025, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 4–16 ftof swell
- Water 30 °Cno wetsuit
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 | 0, too big | 7 ft10 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 822kJ | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft10 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 908kJ | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 60, good | 4 ft8 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 177kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 55, fair | 4 ft8 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 219kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 35, poor | 4 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 168kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 33, poor | 4 ft8 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 198kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 49, fair | 5 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 228kJ | wind from the south, 8 knots | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 45, fair | 3 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 124kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 22, too small | 3 ft6 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 63kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 25, too small | 2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | offshorewind from the east, 8 knots, offshore | 29°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 06:02 −0.5 mHigh 14:17 +0.3 mLow 19:48 +0.1 mHigh 22:59 +0.2 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 07:04 −0.4 mHigh 15:01 +0.3 mLow 20:55 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:38 +0.1 mLow 08:07 −0.3 mHigh 15:37 +0.3 mLow 21:48 −0.0 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).
- 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
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 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 lanya s
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (299°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (119°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.7 km out (1 in 169). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in June, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Garapan, 1.4 km away (about 5 min by car).
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$1,270–US$2,470 each
about US$1,270–US$2,470 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 SPN, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$744–US$1,540 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$40 |
| 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$1,270–US$2,470 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
2 min by car · 29 places to stay
About Garapan its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Saipan on Booking.com
9 min by car · 3 places to stay
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 28h 45m
About 28h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SPN, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 30 min by road
Flights ORD → SPN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.