Is it worth the trip?
58Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 10 s
Mon 2 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 162kJ
- Wind
- N 6 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tue 3 · 64 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 176kJ
- Wind
- NNE 6 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 76 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 234kJ
- Wind
- NE 5 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 62 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 142kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 112kJ
- Wind
- ENE 4 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 65kJ
- Wind
- ESE 3 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 80kJ
- Wind
- ESE 5 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
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Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 131, too small
- Mon 246, fair
- Tue 364, good
- Wed 476, good
- Thu 562, good
- Fri 647, fair
- Sat 737, too small
- Sun 841, too small
- Mon 933, too small
- Tue 1027, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 30 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Mar, Dec6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 31, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 48kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots | 28°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 46, fair | 3 ft10 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 162kJ | wind from the north, 6 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 64, good | 3 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 176kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 76, good | 4 ft10 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 234kJ | wind from the north-east, 5 knots | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 62, good | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 142kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 47, fair | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 112kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 37, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 65kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 41, too small | 2 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 80kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 33, too small | 2 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 68kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 27, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 44kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 29°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 04:57 −0.7 mHigh 12:41 +0.4 mLow 18:06 +0.1 mHigh 22:32 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:58 −0.6 mHigh 13:32 +0.4 mLow 19:27 +0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:05 +0.2 mLow 07:02 −0.5 mHigh 14:18 +0.5 mLow 20:34 −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
best Mar, Dec
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 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
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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- Vanimo Reef 4 km away
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Vanimo, Twin Rocks Reef
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (36°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (216°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 5). 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 February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March and December, with about 6 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Vanimo, 3.3 km away (about 10 min by car). 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).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,460–US$2,830 each
about US$1,460–US$2,830 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to DJJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and CGK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$844–US$1,760 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$335 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$228–US$429 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,460–US$2,830 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Vanimo
6 min by car · 3 places to stay
about US$74/nightcountry average
About Vanimo its beds, food and every spot near it
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.
Getting there: about 38h 20m
About 38h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → DJJ, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK), then 1h 50m by road
Flights ORD → DJJ on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.