Néra Rivermouth, New Caledonia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Hienghene, is 118 km away. Nearest airport: NOU (NOU), 89 km.

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About Néra Rivermouth

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

The spot faces SW (243°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (63°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 23°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Hienghene, is 118 km away. Nearest airport: NOU (NOU), 89 km.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 32 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to NOU, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL).
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Hienghene, is 118 km away. Nearest airport: NOU (NOU), 89 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 Néra Rivermouth, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	388kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	5 ft8 scrumbling	273kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	24°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	24°C
Thu 22Oct	41, fair	3 ft6 smushy	68kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	3 ft5 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore	26°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	25°C
Sun 25Oct	24, too small	2 ft12 shollow	82kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	26°C
Mon 26Oct	25, too small	2 ft13 shollow	87kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 27Oct	19, too small	1 ft12 shollow	51kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Wed 28Oct	15, too small	1 ft12 shollow	25kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore	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. 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 NOU, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h 50 by road. About 32h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Néra Rivermouth
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Néra Rivermouth
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Néra Rivermouth
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Néra Rivermouth
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Néra Rivermouth
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to NOU, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h 50 by road. About 32h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,050–£2,080 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 NOU, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£725–£1,505
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		£1,050–£2,080

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

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