About Lénakel

Lénakel is a town in Tafea, Vanuatu. From Lénakel you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Tanna - Lenakel, a surf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is TAH, 10 km away.

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Staying in Lénakel

4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: TAH, 10 km, VLI, 227 km, TGJ, 231 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Lénakel. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

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Fri 23

Sat 24

Tanna - Lenakel0.7 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft388 kJ

4 ft192 kJ

6 ft370 kJ

5 ft282 kJ

5 ft261 kJ

4 ft166 kJ

4 ft151 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tanna - Lenakel, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	388kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	4 ft8 smushy	192kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	370kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	5 ft7 smushy	282kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	11, poor	5 ft7 smushy	261kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots, offshore	25°C
Fri 23Oct	28, poor	4 ft8 smushy	166kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	4 ft7 smushy	151kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	26°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Lénakel, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Lénakel. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Tanna - Port Resolution24.2 kmabout 45 min by car

4 ft265 kJ

5 ft271 kJ

5 ft236 kJ

5 ft234 kJ

7 ft400 kJ

7 ft345 kJ

6 ft294 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tanna - Port Resolution, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, poor	4 ft9 s	265kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	7, poor	5 ft8 s	271kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	7, poor	5 ft7 s	236kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	5 ft7 s	234kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft7 s	400kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft7 s	345kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft6 s	294kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	24°C

Lénakel, Vanuatu