Is it worth the trip?
23Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 7 ft swell at 7 s, onshore wind, 16 kn (30 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 756kJ
- Wind
- ESE 19 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Wed 4 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 532kJ
- Wind
- ESE 16 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 312kJ
- Wind
- ESE 17 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 210kJ
- Wind
- ESE 16 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 207kJ
- Wind
- ESE 17 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 35kJ
- Wind
- ESE 15 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Mon 9 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 151kJ
- Wind
- ESE 15 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 228, poor
- Tue 332, poor
- Wed 433, poor
- Thu 520, poor
- Fri 618, too small
- Sat 714, too small
- Sun 85, too small
- Mon 917, too small
- Tue 1025, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–10 ftof swell
- Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 28, poor | 7 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 602kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 21 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 32, poor | 8 ft8 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 756kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 19 knots | 25°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 33, poor | 7 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 532kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 20, poor | 6 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 312kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 18, too small | 5 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 210kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 14, too small | 5 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 207kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 35kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 17, too small | 5 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 151kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 25, poor | 6 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 357kJ | wind from the east, 17 knots | 25°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 00:28 +0.6 mLow 06:56 −0.6 mHigh 13:14 +0.5 mLow 19:23 −0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:32 +0.6 mLow 07:55 −0.6 mHigh 14:13 +0.6 mLow 20:26 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:33 +0.5 mLow 08:51 −0.5 mHigh 15:07 +0.6 mLow 21:25 −0.5 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
- 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
- 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 Middles
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (200°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (20°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 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 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 28°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. Longomapu, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Neiafu, 17 km (about 30 min by car). Nearest airport: Vava'u International Airport (VAV), 24 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).
Where to stay: nearest beds 17 km away
No town nearby
Longomapu, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Neiafu, 17 km (about 30 min by car). Nearest airport: Vava'u International Airport (VAV), 24 km.
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