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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.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
2.1m
SE(134°)
Score: 20/25
Period
13s
Medium period swell
Score: 23/25
Wind
31km/h
ESE(121°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
27°C
0.1mm67%
Windswell Component
1.0mESE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.8mSSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 34 km/h SE|PM: 30 km/h ESE
Lighter winds later (30 km/h)
Tide at 5pm (1.3m)
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
5:21 am
High tide - 1.30m
11:30 am
Low tide - 0.27m
5:35 pm
High tide - 1.31m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
4
PoorComponents
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size20/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score43/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-15
Adjusted Score4/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score4
🤢 Morning Sickness
Location & Conditions
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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
TBUDrive time
0 minBoat required
$80
Data quality
unverified