Is it worth the trip?
36Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 3 ft swell at 9 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 52kJ
- Wind
- ESE 2 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 42kJ
- Wind
- S 4 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Thu 5 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 64kJ
- Wind
- S 3 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 44 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 81kJ
- Wind
- W 0 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 48 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 95kJ
- Wind
- ENE 2 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft14 s
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- ESE 1 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Mon 9 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 220, too small
- Tue 335, too small
- Wed 429, too small
- Thu 535, too small
- Fri 644, too small
- Sat 748, fair
- Sun 89, too small
- Mon 914, too small
- Tue 1015, too small
- Wed 1135, 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
Tunkahi does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 20, too small | 1 ft13 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 35, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 52kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 29, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 42kJ | offshorewind from the south, 4 knots, offshore | 31°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 35, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 64kJ | offshorewind from the south, 3 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 44, too small | 3 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 81kJ | wind from the west, 0 knots | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 48, fair | 3 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 95kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft14 s1 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 14, too small | 1 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 31°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 15, too small | 1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 0 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 35, too small | 2 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 42kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore | 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
- 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
- Wed 4 NovLow 06:18 −0.3 mHigh 13:28 +0.2 mLow 19:14 −0.0 mHigh 23:54 +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.
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 Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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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
about 5 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.