Is it worth the trip?
25Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: too small (3 ft swell at 8 s), 4 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 122kJ
- Wind
- W 6 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 131kJ
- Wind
- W 5 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 122kJ
- Wind
- W 4 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 105kJ
- Wind
- SSW 1 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 57kJ
- Wind
- S 2 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 74kJ
- Wind
- NW 2 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 63kJ
- Wind
- NNE 6 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 224, too small
- Tue 328, too small
- Wed 430, too small
- Thu 527, too small
- Fri 623, too small
- Sat 717, too small
- Sun 819, too small
- Mon 916, too small
- Tue 1016, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 4–15 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best May, Sep–Oct2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 24, too small | 3 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 88kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 28, too small | 3 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 122kJ | offshorewind from the west, 6 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 30, too small | 3 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 131kJ | offshorewind from the west, 5 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 27, too small | 3 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 122kJ | offshorewind from the west, 4 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 23, too small | 3 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 105kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 57kJ | wind from the south, 2 knots | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 19, too small | 3 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 74kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 63kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft7 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 50kJ | wind from the south, 3 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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:43 +0.3 mLow 11:09 −0.1 mHigh 15:53 +0.0 mLow 22:11 −0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:42 +0.3 mLow 12:35 −0.2 mHigh 18:11 +0.0 mLow 23:40 −0.2 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 06:41 +0.3 mLow 13:43 −0.3 mHigh 20:06 +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 May, Sep–Oct
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
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About Minicoy pier
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (118°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (298°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). 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 March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, September and October, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Minicoy.
Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: Minicoy
about 5 min by car
about US$27/nightcountry average
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Nearest town: Minicoy, 1 km (about 5 min by car)
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