St Vincents, New Caledonia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Nouméa, is 56 km away. Nearest airport: NOU (NOU), 26 km.

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About St Vincents

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

The spot faces SW (218°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (38°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 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 23°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, June and July, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Nouméa, is 56 km away. Nearest airport: NOU (NOU), 26 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 31 h 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, Nouméa, is 56 km away. Nearest airport: NOU (NOU), 26 km.
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Forecast

St Vincents 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 St Vincents, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, poor	4 ft10 shollow	309kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 21 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	4 ft7 shollow	153kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	20, poor	5 ft7 sslab	228kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	20, poor	4 ft6 shollow	114kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 shollow	82kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	22, too small	2 ft7 shollow	49kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft6 shollow	41kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	2 ft6 shollow	28kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	24°C
Mon 26Oct	25, too small	2 ft13 shollow	126kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	24°C
Tue 27Oct	18, too small	2 ft12 shollow	67kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	24°C
Wed 28Oct	14, too small	1 ft12 shollow	36kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	22°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 45 min by road. About 31h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf St Vincents
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf St Vincents
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf St Vincents
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to NOU, changing at DFW and AKL, then 45 min by road. About 31h door to door

Rough cost

About £1,025–£2,040 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
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£45–£75
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£1,025–£2,040

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

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