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Tunkahi

Surf spot · Papua New Guinea

Is it worth the trip?

13Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 9 out of 100

Swell
1 ft13 shollow
Energy
36kJ
Wind
SW 4 kn
Temp
26°C

Tue 3 · 12 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
56kJ
Wind
NE 3 kn
Temp
29°C

Wed 4 · 12 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
34kJ
Wind
SSW 3 kn
Temp
30°C

Thu 5 · 10 out of 100

Swell
1 ft9 shollow
Energy
28kJ
Wind
S 2 kn
Temp
30°C

Fri 6 · 16 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
78kJ
Wind
S 1 kn
Temp
30°C

Sat 7 · 16 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
81kJ
Wind
ESE 2 kn
Temp
29°C

Sun 8 · 4 out of 100

Swell
1 ft14 s
Energy
10kJ
Wind
ENE 2 kn
Temp
30°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 16, too small
  2. Mon 29, too small
  3. Tue 312, too small
  4. Wed 412, too small
  5. Thu 510, too small
  6. Fri 616, too small
  7. Sat 716, too small
  8. Sun 84, too small
  9. Mon 96, too small
  10. Tue 109, 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
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tunkahi, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov6, too small1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.)27kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots30°C
Mon 2Nov9, too small1 ft13 shollow2 ft at break (est.)36kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots26°C
Tue 3Nov12, too small2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)56kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots29°C
Wed 4Nov12, too small2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)34kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 5Nov10, too small1 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.)28kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Fri 6Nov16, too small2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)78kJwind from the south, 1 knot, offshore30°C
Sat 7Nov16, too small2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)81kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Sun 8Nov4, too small1 ft14 s1 ft at break (est.)10kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots30°C
Mon 9Nov6, too small1 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.)19kJwind from the east, 3 knots31°C
Tue 10Nov9, too small2 ft7 shollow2 ft at break (est.)24kJwind from the east, 2 knots30°C
Wed 11Nov7, too small1 ft10 shollow1 ft at break (est.)13kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore27°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.

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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

Closest

Hanpan

2 min by car

about US$74/nightcountry average

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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.