Difficulty 7
Break frequency 4
144 days a year
Wave Direction
Swell Direction
2.5m - 3.0m Swell
Wind Direction
Tide

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Username: longinus
Date created: 14/07/2008
recommended board
- Shaper: Mc Tavish
- Design: Fireball
- Sizes: 9'1" to 9'6"
- Surfer Weight: >80kg to any weight
Originally designed for Gareth Donovan when he won the 1995 Australian Longboard Title at famous Bell's Beach, the FIREBALL has gone from strength to strength, becoming the benchmark Longboard across the wor... Read more
general information
A fantastic wave, but only available to you if you happen to be staying on the island. Saturday is the changeover day between guest parties and a lottery is run to organise who is permitted to surf the break. As you can probably imagine, those changeover days can be a tad busy in the water. The other surrounding islands are typically full of hungry surfers on their vacation sitting around scratching their head thinking 'is there really surf on Fiji?' There is but there isn't if you know what I mean. Wilkes Passage is the only regular quality wave not 'owned' by a resort in this area; as a result it can be very busy when it's all coming together.
Namotu itself is a quality wave, boast passage from the resort straight into the line-up makes every session a pleasure, remember to kick off at the end of your ride, don’t fall into the trap of going for that final barrel section - no one gets out of it.
Wave length
100-200m
Best months
March - September
Equipment
Body Board, Short board, Long board, gun
Wave type
Barreling
Access
Standard Paddle, Boat/Jet Ski, Special Permit
Hazards
Reef/Rock, Rips
5 Day Forecast
5 day forecast not available.
Air - Sea - Swell - Wind
- Board shorts
- Board shorts
- Spring suit
- Board shorts
SE
SE
1M / F4
SW
SE
2M / F5
SW
SE
2M / F6
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1M / F5
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