Is it worth the trip?
6Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: too small (1 ft swell at 8 s)
Mon 2 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 6kJ
- Wind
- SE 5 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 7kJ
- Wind
- SSE 8 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 s
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- SSE 9 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft7 s
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft9 s
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- SE 2 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
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Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 28, too small
- Tue 37, too small
- Wed 43, too small
- Thu 55, too small
- Fri 65, too small
- Sat 74, too small
- Sun 85, too small
- Mon 93, too small
- Tue 102, too small
- Wed 112, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 1–5 ftof swell
- Water 30 °Cno wetsuit
- Best May, Sep1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Saffas 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 | 8, too small | 1 ft8 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 6kJ | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 7kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft9 s1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the south, 6 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 4, too small | under 1 ft7 s1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 5, too small | under 1 ft9 s1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the south-east, 2 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 3, too small | under 1 ft7 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 2, too small | under 1 ft5 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the south, 9 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the south-east, 10 knots | 29°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 14, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the south-east, 3 knots | 27°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 06:40 −0.4 mHigh 15:43 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 07:13 −0.4 mHigh 15:39 +0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 07:40 −0.3 mHigh 15:32 +0.3 mLow 22:17 −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.
Best time to go
best May, Sep
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 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
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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About Saffas
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (150°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (330°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 3). 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 July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Nearest beds: Rabaul, 28 km (about 50 min by car).
Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: nearest beds 28 km away
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Nearest beds: Rabaul, 28 km (about 50 min by car).
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