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Nevs's left

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

15Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: 5 ft swell at 9 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Swell
7 ft9 smushy
Energy
835kJ
Wind
WNW 14 kn
Temp
18°C

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Swell
8 ft8 ssoft
Energy
775kJ
Wind
SSW 12 kn
Temp
16°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Swell
9 ft10 ssoft
Energy
1,339kJ
Wind
ENE 5 kn
Temp
16°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Swell
8 ft10 ssoft
Energy
1,355kJ
Wind
S 8 kn
Temp
17°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Swell
7 ft10 ssoft
Energy
824kJ
Wind
ESE 13 kn
Temp
20°C

Sat 7 · 45 out of 100

Swell
5 ft9 ssoft
Energy
462kJ
Wind
SSE 6 kn
Temp
19°C

Sun 8 · 32 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
139kJ
Wind
SSE 13 kn
Temp
18°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, too big
  2. Mon 20, too big
  3. Tue 30, too big
  4. Wed 40, too big
  5. Thu 50, too big
  6. Fri 60, too big
  7. Sat 745, fair
  8. Sun 832, too small
  9. Mon 90, too big
  10. Tue 100, too big

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
  • Offshore: SEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 3–14 ftof swell
  • Water 19 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nevs's left, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov0, too big8 ft10 smushy6 ft at break (est.)1,215kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots16°C
Mon 2Nov0, too big7 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.)835kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots18°C
Tue 3Nov0, too big8 ft8 ssoft7 ft at break (est.)775kJwind from the south-south-west, 12 knots16°C
Wed 4Nov0, too big9 ft10 ssoft7 ft at break (est.)1,339kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots16°C
Thu 5Nov0, too big8 ft10 ssoft7 ft at break (est.)1,355kJwind from the south, 8 knots17°C
Fri 6Nov0, too big7 ft10 ssoft6 ft at break (est.)824kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots20°C
Sat 7Nov45, fair5 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.)462kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore19°C
Sun 8Nov32, too small3 ft9 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.)139kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots18°C
Mon 9Nov0, too big6 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.)372kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots17°C
Tue 10Nov0, too big8 ft10 ssoft6 ft at break (est.)1,041kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots19°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 NovHigh 00:27 +0.3 mLow 12:30 −0.4 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 01:17 +0.3 mLow 13:13 −0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:40 +0.2 mLow 13:45 −0.2 mHigh 21:58 +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.

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the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Nevs's left

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces NW (297°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (117°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 39). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 18°C in September, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 22°C in March, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Burnside, 9.2 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 9 surf spots.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. 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$2,040–US$3,900 each

about US$2,040–US$3,900 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PER, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$1,070–US$2,230
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$241
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$355–US$596
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$234
Totalabout US$2,040–US$3,900

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Burnside

16 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Burnside · Booking.com

About Burnside its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 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.

Getting there: about 36h 15m

About 36h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PER, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 4h 25m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.