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Dili Rock, Timor-Leste

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About Dili Rock

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

The spot faces N (343°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (163°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 3). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 28°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Dili, 8.7 km away (about 15 min by car).

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 34 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to DIL, changing at HKG and SIN.

    See flights ORD → DIL · Skyscanner from about £830 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Dili Rock.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in DiliAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Dili · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Dili · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct61 ft11 shollow13kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct81 ft12 shollow26kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct131 ft11 shollow43kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct141 ft10 shollow36kJ26°C
Thu 22Oct101 ft10 shollow23kJ26°C
Fri 23Oct111 ft11 shollow32kJ26°C
Sat 24Oct91 ft13 shollow24kJ27°C
Sun 25Oct101 ft12 shollow25kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct81 ft11 shollow16kJ28°C
Tue 27Oct71 ft10 shollow11kJ27°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

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. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. 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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to DIL, changing at HKG and SIN, then 25 min by road. About 34h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to DIL, changing at HKG and SIN, then 25 min by road. About 34h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Dili each day: CRISTO REI DILI, Dili Rock.

The trip from Dili, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,265–£2,495 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DIL, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and SIN, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£830–£1,730
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£1,265–£2,495

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

Places to eat near Dili

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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