Reef
left
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.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
2.3m
SW(217°)
Score: 23/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
13km/h
ESE(116°)
Score: 7/25
Weather
27°C
0.0mm14%
Windswell Component
0.3mSE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.5mSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 11 km/h ENE|PM: 18 km/h SSE
11 km/h vs 18 km/h afternoon
Tide at 5am (1.1m)
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
5:43 am
High tide - 1.10m
12:03 pm
Low tide - 0.30m
5:43 pm
High tide - 0.92m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
69
GoodComponents
Swell Direction14/25
Swell Size23/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind7/25
Raw Score69/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score69
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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
NOUDrive time
15 minBoat required
$80
Data quality
unverified