Menen, Naoero

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Utwe, is 783 km away. Nearest airport: INU (INU), 4 km.

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About Menen

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

The spot faces SE (123°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (303°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 56). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 29°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, June, August and October, with about 2 good days in 7; in January, February and March, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Utwe, is 783 km away. Nearest airport: INU (INU), 4 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 34 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to INU, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE).
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Utwe, is 783 km away. Nearest airport: INU (INU), 4 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 Menen, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	61, good	4 ft8 ssoft	163kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	4 ft7 smushy	132kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	3 ft8 smushy	104kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	4 ft7 smushy	163kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	5 ft8 smushy	268kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	4 ft8 smushy	203kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	28°C
Sat 24Oct	61, good	4 ft8 smushy	159kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft7 smushy	99kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 26Oct	54, good	4 ft7 smushy	174kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	30°C
Tue 27Oct	49, good	4 ft7 smushy	150kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	30°C
Wed 28Oct	58, good	4 ft8 smushy	181kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	28°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 INU, changing at LAX and BNE, then 25 min by road. About 34h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Menen
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Menen
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Menen
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Menen
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Menen
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to INU, changing at LAX and BNE, then 25 min by road. About 34h door to door

Rough cost

About £915–£1,820 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 INU, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and BNE, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£645–£1,335
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£15–£25
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£915–£1,820

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

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