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Kavieng Rights

Surf spot · Papua New Guinea

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15Poor out of 100 for your dates

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Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 14 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
53kJ
Wind
SSE 3 kn
Temp
29°C

Wed 4 · 16 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
70kJ
Wind
SSE 1 kn
Temp
28°C

Thu 5 · 10 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 shollow
Energy
28kJ
Wind
NW 1 kn
Temp
28°C

Fri 6 · 19 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
93kJ
Wind
SSE 4 kn
Temp
29°C

Sat 7 · 19 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
101kJ
Wind
ENE 4 kn
Temp
29°C

Sun 8 · 6 out of 100

Swell
1 ft10 shollow
Energy
14kJ
Wind
NNE 3 kn
Temp
29°C

Mon 9 · 8 out of 100

Swell
1 ft12 shollow
Energy
25kJ
Wind
SE 2 kn
Temp
30°C

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 29, too small
  2. Tue 314, too small
  3. Wed 416, too small
  4. Thu 510, too small
  5. Fri 619, too small
  6. Sat 719, too small
  7. Sun 86, too small
  8. Mon 98, too small
  9. Tue 107, too small
  10. Wed 1111, too small

The spot in six facts

  • Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
  • Offshore: SEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–10 ftof swell
  • Water 30 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best Dec–Mar1 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kavieng Rights, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov9, too small2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)40kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots30°C
Tue 3Nov14, too small2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)53kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore29°C
Wed 4Nov16, too small2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)70kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore28°C
Thu 5Nov10, too small2 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.)28kJwind from the north-west, 1 knot28°C
Fri 6Nov19, too small3 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)93kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 7Nov19, too small3 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)101kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots29°C
Sun 8Nov6, too small1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.)14kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots29°C
Mon 9Nov8, too small1 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.)25kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Tue 10Nov7, too small1 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.)23kJwind from the east, 2 knots29°C
Wed 11Nov11, too small2 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.)66kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots29°C
Thu 12Nov5, too small1 ft11 s1 ft at break (est.)8kJwind from the east, 5 knots27°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 06:34 −0.4 mHigh 15:58 +0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 06:55 −0.4 mHigh 15:00 +0.2 mLow 20:31 +0.1 mHigh 23:43 +0.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 07:10 −0.3 mHigh 14:23 +0.2 mLow 20:23 −0.0 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 Kavieng Rights

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces NW (325°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (145°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 30°C all year: no wetsuit. For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kavieng, 1.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 3 dive sites.

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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