Is it worth the trip?
33Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 4 ft swell at 11 s
Tue 3 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft14 shollow
- Energy
- 206kJ
- Wind
- SE 7 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 255kJ
- Wind
- NE 2 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 248kJ
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 310kJ
- Wind
- SW 6 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 401kJ
- Wind
- NE 1 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 311kJ
- Wind
- ESE 2 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Mon 9 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 219kJ
- Wind
- NE 1 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
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Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 223, too small
- Tue 318, too small
- Wed 433, too small
- Thu 532, too small
- Fri 622, too small
- Sat 740, too small
- Sun 836, too small
- Mon 933, too small
- Tue 1010, too small
- Wed 1132, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Apr, Nov5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 23, too small | 3 ft11 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 185kJ | wind from the east, 6 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 18, too small | 2 ft14 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 206kJ | wind from the south-east, 7 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 33, too small | 4 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 255kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 32, too small | 4 ft10 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 248kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 22, too small | 4 ft11 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 310kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 40, too small | 4 ft11 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 401kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 36, too small | 4 ft10 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 311kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 33, too small | 4 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 219kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft14 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 83kJ | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 32, too small | 4 ft12 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 313kJ | wind from the south-east, 7 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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:56 +1.0 mLow 08:53 −1.0 mHigh 15:20 +0.4 mLow 20:52 −0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:08 +0.7 mLow 10:14 −0.8 mHigh 17:05 +0.4 mLow 22:59 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:08 +0.5 mLow 11:54 −0.7 mHigh 18:43 +0.6 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 Apr, Nov
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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About
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About Nihiwatu
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (218°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (38°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 26°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April and November, with about 5 good days in 7; in July and August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Padedewatu.
Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: 3 towns
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about 10 min by car · 2 places to stay
about US$34/nightcountry average
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Nearest town: Padedewatu, 5 km (about 10 min by car)
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