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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
Tue
17
38
Poor
2.3m
@19s
20km/h
Wed
18
48
Fair
1.7m
@17s
14km/h
Thu
19
33
Poor
1.4m
@15s
15km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.3m
SSW(192°)
Score: 17/25
Period
19s
Long period groundswell
Score: 23/25
Wind
20km/h
SE(137°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
27°C
0.0mm33%
Windswell Component
0.9mSE@4s
Secondary Swell
1.4mS
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:36 am
High tide - 1.12m
12:50 pm
Low tide - 0.27m
6:30 pm
High tide - 0.95m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

38
Poor
Components
Swell Direction19/25
Swell Size17/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score60/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-17
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score38/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score38
🤢 Morning Sickness

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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