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Level 7/10

Ovaka Pass

Vava'u Group, Tonga
🦔Urchins🌀Strong rips🪨Rocks🏝️Remote

Ovaka Pass opens up the Vava'u island group for surfing, 300km north of Tongatapu. An exposed reef break on the outer reef of Ovaka island that has quite consistent surf from SW groundswells. Never gets crowded. Hazards include urchins, rips, and rocks. The Vava'u group is also famous for whale watching from July to October.

10-Day Forecast
Mon
22
0
Poor
1.7m
@15s
33km/h
Tue
23
12
Poor
2.5m
@13s
28km/h
Wed
24
0
Poor
2.1m
@10s
17km/h
Thu
25
0
Poor
1.5m
@10s
19km/h
Fri
26
3
Poor
1.5m
@10s
15km/h
Sat
27
14
Poor
1.3m
@12s
20km/h
Sun
28
22
Poor
1.4m
@13s
25km/h
Mon
29
38
Poor
1.3m
@13s
23km/h
Tue
30
10
Poor
1.0m
@12s
31km/h
Wed
1
0
Poor
0.8m
@13s
34km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
1.7m
S(169°)
Score: 14/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
33km/h
SSE(161°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
23°C
0.0mm38%
Windswell Component
1.3mSSE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.4mSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 28 km/h SSE|PM: 34 km/h SSE
28 km/h vs 34 km/h afternoon
Tide at 6am (0.2m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

12:40 am
High tide - 1.18m
6:51 am
Low tide - 0.24m
1:05 pm
High tide - 1.14m
7:13 pm
Low tide - 0.22m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction1/25
Swell Size14/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score40/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-5
🌊 Tide+1
⚠️ Weak Component-15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell🌊 Partly in the tide window
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Direction range
190° - 260°
Size range
0.8m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
1.03×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NNE (20°)
Offshore range
340° - 60°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.5m - 1.5m

Water temp

26°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

1/10

Access: Domestic flight TBU to Vava'u (VAV). Boat to outer reef. 25km from VAV airport.

Best Season

Peak: Feb-Sep

Feb-Sept. Autumn-winter SW groundswells.

Getting There

Airport
TBU
Drive time
0 min
Boat required
$80
Data quality
unverified

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