King Kong Left, Fiji

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Nuku, 24 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SUV (SUV), 137 km.

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About King Kong Left

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

The spot faces W (263°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (83°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and March, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Nuku, 24 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SUV (SUV), 137 km.

Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 25 h 35 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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Forecast

King Kong Left does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at King Kong Left, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, poor	6 ft10 shollow	607kJ	wind from the south-east, 24 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	4, poor	5 ft7 shollow	229kJ	wind from the south-east, 23 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 shollow	466kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 18 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	20, poor	5 ft8 shollow	297kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 21 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	41, fair	4 ft7 shollow	175kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 20 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	51, good	4 ft7 shollow	129kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 20 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	4 ft7 shollow	119kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 21 knots, offshore	23°C
Sun 25Oct	42, fair	4 ft7 shollow	115kJ	wind from the east, 20 knots, offshore	24°C
Mon 26Oct	55, good	4 ft9 shollow	197kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots, offshore	24°C
Tue 27Oct	52, good	3 ft13 shollow	238kJ	wind from the east, 21 knots, offshore	24°C
Wed 28Oct	43, fair	3 ft8 shollow	90kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore	23°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. 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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to NAN, changing at LAX, then 3h 05 by road. About 25h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf King Kong Left
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf King Kong Left
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf King Kong Left
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf King Kong Left
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to NAN, changing at LAX, then 3h 05 by road. About 25h 35 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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