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Level 7/10

Dumbea Left

Noumea Outer Reef, New Caledonia
🪸Sharp reef🦈Sharks🌀Strong rips

Dumbea Left is the flagship wave of the Noumea area, breaking on the outer barrier reef 30 minutes by boat from the capital. A long, refined left-hander with barrel sections and rippable walls over coral reef. SSW groundswells light it up from May through October.

10-Day Forecast
Mon
22
29
Poor
1.2m
@14s
25km/h
Tue
23
47
Fair
1.0m
@14s
10km/h
Wed
24
38
Poor
1.2m
@16s
15km/h
Thu
25
53
Fair
1.9m
@14s
25km/h
Fri
26
36
Poor
2.2m
@12s
26km/h
Sat
27
32
Poor
3.4m
@15s
29km/h
Sun
28
36
Poor
2.8m
@14s
26km/h
Mon
29
22
Poor
1.8m
@14s
37km/h
Tue
30
29
Poor
1.7m
@14s
36km/h
Wed
1
37
Poor
1.2m
@14s
26km/h
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Today's Conditions

Find Flights
Swell
1.2m
S(189°)
Score: 10/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
25km/h
ESE(106°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
23°C
0.0mm33%
Windswell Component
0.6mESE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.6mSSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 28 km/h ESE|PM: 26 km/h ENE
Lighter winds later (26 km/h)
Tide at 1pm (0.8m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

12:43 am
High tide - 1.03m
7:22 am
Low tide - 0.23m
1:21 pm
High tide - 0.80m
7:00 pm
Low tide - 0.31m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

29
Poor
Components
Swell Direction17/25
Swell Size10/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score53/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-3
🌊 Tide+5
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score29/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score29
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊 Optimal tide window
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (200°)
Direction range
170° - 240°
Size range
0.8m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

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

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.5m

Water temp

24°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: 30 min boat from Noumea to outer barrier reef.

Best Season

Peak: May-Oct

Secondary: Mar, Apr, Nov

Austral winter for SSW groundswells. Some summer cyclone swells.

Getting There

Airport
NOU
Drive time
15 min
Boat required
$80
Data quality
unverified

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