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 experts: 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 expert 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

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Tanna - Lenakel0.7 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft434 kJ

5 ft321 kJ

6 ft370 kJ

6 ft308 kJ

6 ft299 kJ

6 ft267 kJ

5 ft186 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tanna - Lenakel, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, too small	6 ft9 scrumbling	434kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	5 ft8 scrumbling	321kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	6 ft8 smushy	370kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots, offshore	24°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	6 ft7 smushy	308kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	6 ft7 smushy	299kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	25°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	6 ft7 smushy	267kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	5 ft6 smushy	186kJ	wind from the east, 8 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

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Fri 23

Sat 24

Tanna - Port Resolution24.2 kmabout 45 min by car

6 ft275 kJ

7 ft431 kJ

6 ft380 kJ

7 ft432 kJ

7 ft413 kJ

7 ft360 kJ

6 ft270 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tanna - Port Resolution, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, too small	6 ft7 s	275kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	7 ft7 s	431kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	28, poor	6 ft8 s	380kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	7 ft7 s	432kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	7 ft7 s	413kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	7 ft6 s	360kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	6 ft6 s	270kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	24°C

Lénakel, Vanuatu