digger, Timor-Leste

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Dili, is 95 km away. Nearest airport: UAI (UAI), 6 km.

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About digger

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

The spot faces SE (144°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (324°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 18). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 27°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Dili, is 95 km away. Nearest airport: UAI (UAI), 6 km.

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

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From Chicago: about 35 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to DIL, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN).
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Dili, is 95 km away. Nearest airport: UAI (UAI), 6 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at digger, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, too small	1 ft6 shollow	8kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	29°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft7 shollow	13kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft11 shollow	72kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	2 ft10 shollow	65kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	2 ft10 shollow	42kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 shollow	19kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft12 shollow	70kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	2 ft12 shollow	81kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	28°C
Mon 26Oct	10, too small	2 ft10 shollow	80kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 27Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 shollow	53kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to DIL, changing at HKG and SIN, then 1h 55 by road. About 35h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to DIL, changing at HKG and SIN, then 1h 55 by road. About 35h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,155–£2,305 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 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 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		£1,155–£2,305

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

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