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Secrets

Bourail Pass, New Caledonia
🪸Sharp reef🌀Strong rips🦈Sharks

Secrets is widely regarded as New Caledonia's best wave and a top surf break in the South Pacific. A long, fast, tubular left of approximately 100 metres that draws comparisons to Macaronis in the Mentawais. Breaks over shallow coral reef near Bourail, accessible via Nekweta Surf Camp. When SSW groundswells arrive, this is world-class.

3-Day Forecast
Mon
16
20
Poor
1.9m
@10s
24km/h
Tue
17
37
Poor
2.3m
@19s
21km/h
Wed
18
35
Poor
1.8m
@17s
15km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.9m
SSW(193°)
Score: 13/25
Period
10s
Medium period swell
Score: 6/25
Wind
24km/h
SE(135°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
27°C
0.0mm70%
Windswell Component
1.5mSE@5s
Secondary Swell
1.0mSSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:06 am
High tide - 1.06m
12:21 pm
Low tide - 0.36m
5:48 pm
High tide - 0.87m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

20
Poor
Components
Swell Direction20/25
Swell Size13/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score40/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-10
🌊💨 Windswell-5
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score20/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score20
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (200°)
Direction range
170° - 240°
Size range
1m - 3.5m
Ideal size
2.9m
Height multiplier
1.03×
Ideal period
15s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NE (45°)
Offshore range
10° - 80°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.5m - 1.5m
Danger below
0.2m

Water temp

23°C

Wetsuit

Springsuit / 2mm

Difficulty

8/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: 2.5hr drive from Noumea to Bourail, then 15min boat. Nekweta Surf Camp.

Best Season

Peak: May-Oct

Secondary: Feb-Apr

Winter SSW groundswells. February can fire with cyclone swells.

Getting There

Airport
NOU
Drive time
150 min
Boat required
$60
Data quality
unverified

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