Canoes, Fiji

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Yaro, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NAN (NAN), 28 km.

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About Canoes

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (237°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (57°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 26°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 3 good days in 7; in August, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Yaro, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NAN (NAN), 28 km. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 23 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to NAN, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Canoes.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Yaro, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NAN (NAN), 28 km.
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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Canoes, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, poor	6 ft10 s	548kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 19 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	4 ft10 s	345kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	21, poor	5 ft9 s	414kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	4 ft7 s	169kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	4 ft7 s	148kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	4 ft6 s	98kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	25°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	3 ft6 s	69kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	2 ft10 s	58kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	25°C
Mon 26Oct	27, too small	2 ft13 s	178kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	25°C
Tue 27Oct	26, too small	3 ft13 s	222kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	25°C
Wed 28Oct	41, fair	2 ft12 s	134kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	24°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to NAN, changing at LAX, then 50 min by road. About 23h 20 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Canoes
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 11 kn (21 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Canoes
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 11 kn (21 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Canoes
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Canoes
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Canoes
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to NAN, changing at LAX, then 50 min by road. About 23h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £990–£1,950 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to NAN, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£665–£1,375
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£990–£1,950

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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