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62Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: 4 ft swell at 9 s

Tue 3 · 51 out of 100

Swell: 4 ft8 s
Energy: 169kJ
Wind: W 1 kn
Temp: 28°C

Wed 4 · 48 out of 100

Swell: 5 ft9 s
Energy: 346kJ
Wind: SW 1 kn
Temp: 28°C

Thu 5 · 62 out of 100

Swell: 4 ft10 s
Energy: 263kJ
Wind: NW 2 kn
Temp: 28°C

Fri 6 · 47 out of 100

Swell: 4 ft11 s
Energy: 387kJ
Wind: S 9 kn
Temp: 28°C

Sat 7 · 66 out of 100

Swell: 4 ft11 s
Energy: 394kJ
Wind: WSW 1 kn
Temp: 28°C

Sun 8 · 65 out of 100

Swell: 4 ft10 s
Energy: 279kJ
Wind: WNW 1 kn
Temp: 28°C

Mon 9 · 72 out of 100

Swell: 4 ft9 s
Energy: 234kJ
Wind: NW 2 kn
Temp: 28°C

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Forecast: next 10 days

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Mon 244, too small
Tue 351, fair
Wed 448, fair
Thu 562, good
Fri 647, fair
Sat 766, good
Sun 865, good
Mon 972, good
Tue 1043, poor
Wed 1162, good

The spot in five facts

Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
Offshore: NEwind from the land
Intermediate +who it suits
Works 2–8 ftof swell
Water 29 °Cno wetsuit

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The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Periscopes does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Periscopes, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 2Nov	44, too small	3 ft11 s5 ft at break (est.)	164kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 3Nov	51, fair	4 ft8 s5 ft at break (est.)	169kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	28°C
Wed 4Nov	48, fair	5 ft9 s7 ft at break (est.)	346kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	28°C
Thu 5Nov	62, good	4 ft10 s6 ft at break (est.)	263kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Fri 6Nov	47, fair	4 ft11 s6 ft at break (est.)	387kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	28°C
Sat 7Nov	66, good	4 ft11 s6 ft at break (est.)	394kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	28°C
Sun 8Nov	65, good	4 ft10 s6 ft at break (est.)	279kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	28°C
Mon 9Nov	72, good	4 ft9 s6 ft at break (est.)	234kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Tue 10Nov	43, poor	3 ft9 s5 ft at break (est.)	147kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 11Nov	62, good	2 ft12 s4 ft at break (est.)	164kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	27°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 01:55 +0.9 mLow 08:53 −0.9 mHigh 15:22 +0.3 mLow 20:51 −0.4 m
Tue 3 NovHigh 03:08 +0.6 mLow 10:15 −0.7 mHigh 17:11 +0.4 mLow 22:57 −0.3 m
Wed 4 NovHigh 05:12 +0.4 mLow 11:54 −0.6 mHigh 18:46 +0.6 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 Mon 2 Nov, 09:16 UTC. 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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Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).

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About Periscopes

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

The spot faces SW (209°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (29°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea is about 26°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. Hu U, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Bima, 55 km. Nearest airport: Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU), 45 km. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

Water about 29°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$1,170–US$2,350 each

about US$1,170–US$2,350 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to LOP, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and SIN, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	about US$965–US$2,000
Hire car	6 days, shared	about US$47–US$80
Food	7 days eating out	about US$107–US$194
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own	about US$47–US$74
Total		about US$1,170–US$2,350

No town nearby, so no stay is in it. For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: nearest beds 55 km away

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No town nearby

Hu U, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Bima, 55 km. Nearest airport: Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU), 45 km.

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Getting there: about 41h 05m

About 41h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LOP, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN), then 8h 10m by road

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About Periscopes

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,170–US$2,350 each

Where to stay: nearest beds 55 km away

Getting there: about 41h 05m

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