Is it worth the trip?
6Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: too small (1 ft swell at 5 s)
Mon 2 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- SSE 6 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tue 3 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- SSE 9 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 s
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- SSE 7 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- SSE 6 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft7 s
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- SSE 6 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- SE 3 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft9 s
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- SE 0 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 19, too small
- Mon 26, too small
- Tue 35, too small
- Wed 44, too small
- Thu 56, too small
- Fri 63, too small
- Sat 711, too small
- Sun 85, too small
- Mon 93, too small
- Tue 101, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 1–5 ftof swell
- Water 30 °Cno wetsuit
- Best May, Sep1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft8 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft8 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft9 s1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft6 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 3, too small | under 1 ft7 s1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the south-east, 3 knots | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 5, too small | under 1 ft9 s1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the south-east, 0 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 3, too small | under 1 ft6 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 1, too small | under 1 ft7 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 2, too small | under 1 ft6 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 11 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
- Sun 1 NovLow 06:01 −0.5 mHigh 15:46 +0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 06:40 −0.4 mHigh 15:43 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 07:13 −0.4 mHigh 15:39 +0.3 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
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
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 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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About Saffas
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (150°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (330°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 3). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 29°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Nearest beds: Rabaul, 28 km (about 50 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).
Where to stay: nearest beds 28 km away
No town nearby
Nearest beds: Rabaul, 28 km (about 50 min by car).
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