Is it worth the trip?
32Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: too small (2 ft swell at 9 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft14 shollow
- Energy
- 34kJ
- Wind
- SSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tue 3 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 56kJ
- Wind
- ENE 2 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 34kJ
- Wind
- S 3 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 63kJ
- Wind
- SSW 3 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 78kJ
- Wind
- W 2 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Sat 7 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 81kJ
- Wind
- E 4 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft14 s
- Energy
- 10kJ
- Wind
- W 2 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
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Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 114, too small
- Mon 218, too small
- Tue 336, too small
- Wed 427, too small
- Thu 530, too small
- Fri 640, too small
- Sat 739, too small
- Sun 89, too small
- Mon 913, too small
- Tue 1018, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 30 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 14, too small | 1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 27kJ | wind from the south-west, 5 knots | 30°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 18, too small | 1 ft14 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 34kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 36, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 56kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 27, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 34kJ | offshorewind from the south, 3 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 30, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 63kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 40, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 78kJ | wind from the west, 2 knots | 31°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 39, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 81kJ | wind from the east, 4 knots | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft14 s1 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | wind from the west, 2 knots | 31°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 13, too small | 1 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | offshorewind from the south, 3 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 18, too small | 2 ft7 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 25kJ | wind from the east, 0 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 24, too small | 2 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 35kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 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
- Sun 1 NovLow 02:16 −0.3 mHigh 17:33 +0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:53 −0.3 mHigh 17:49 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:46 −0.3 mHigh 14:49 +0.2 mLow 18:45 +0.1 mHigh 22:09 +0.2 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).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
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About Tunkahi
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (332°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (152°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 30°C all year: no wetsuit. The town to stay in is Hanpan. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
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: Hanpan
2 min by car
about US$74/nightcountry average
About Hanpan its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Hanpan, 1 km (about 5 min by car)
About US$74 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.