Overview

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Tavarua Island is a small heart-shaped islet off the west coast of Viti Levu, world-renowned for its world-class surf waves (Cloudbreak and Restaurants). The spot is reserved for expert riders due to powerful waves and coral reefs.

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Spot forecast for Tavarua Island

Sunrise 05:39 · Sunset 18:13

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:12 · 1.3 m Low tide 07:50 · 0.5 m High tide 14:19 · 1.3 m Low tide 20:14 · 0.7 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:10 · 1.4 m Low tide 08:37 · 0.5 m High tide 15:03 · 1.4 m Low tide 21:03 · 0.6 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:01 · 1.4 m Low tide 09:18 · 0.5 m High tide 15:40 · 1.5 m Low tide 21:46 · 0.6 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:46 · 1.5 m Low tide 09:56 · 0.4 m High tide 16:15 · 1.6 m Low tide 22:26 · 0.5 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:29 · 1.5 m Low tide 10:33 · 0.4 m High tide 16:49 · 1.7 m Low tide 23:07 · 0.4 m

Tavarua Island: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

207h

in September · 22 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in September: 19 rideable days a month and 207 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is February, at 5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 93%13-20 knots · 7%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 93% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 28 °C. The wettest month is March, with 557 mm.

Monthly averages: Tavarua Island

Monthly averages — Tavarua Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	5.5	44 h	30 °C	416 mm
February	5.0	29 h	30 °C	372 mm
March	5.0	45 h	29 °C	557 mm
April	9.5	60 h	30 °C	114 mm
May	20.0	187 h	29 °C	82 mm
June	17.0	142 h	29 °C	41 mm
July	17.0	148 h	28 °C	57 mm
August	19.5	167 h	28 °C	157 mm
September	22.0	207 h	28 °C	28 mm
October	12.0	85 h	30 °C	121 mm
November	9.0	67 h	30 °C	241 mm
December	6.5	41 h	29 °C	378 mm

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Technical details of Tavarua Island spot

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE, SSE.

Depending on conditions: ENE, S, SSW, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Expert

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