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sunset waya, Fiji

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Soso, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NAN (NAN), 58 km.

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About sunset waya

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

The spot faces E (73°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (253°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 5). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Soso, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NAN (NAN), 58 km.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 23 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to NAN, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

    See flights MDW → NAN · Skyscanner from about £665 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to sunset waya.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Soso, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NAN (NAN), 58 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Forecast

sunset waya does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at sunset waya, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct20, too small3 ft11 shollow220kJwind from the north-west, 1 knot25°C
Mon 19Oct7, too small2 ft9 shollow86kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, offshore24°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small2 ft7 shollow48kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore24°C
Wed 21Oct6, too small2 ft5 shollow17kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots26°C
Thu 22Oct5, too small3 ft4 shollow23kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots25°C
Fri 23Oct1, too small2 ft5 smushy20kJwind from the east-north-east, 17 knots25°C
Sat 24Oct3, too small1 ft7 shollow16kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots25°C
Sun 25Oct3, too small2 ft6 shollow19kJwind from the east, 7 knots25°C
Mon 26Oct6, too small2 ft10 shollow39kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots25°C
Tue 27Oct2, too small2 ft6 smushy32kJwind from the east-north-east, 17 knots25°C
Wed 28Oct5, too small1 ft11 shollow45kJwind from the east, 8 knots24°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to NAN, changing at LAX, then 1h 20 by road. About 23h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to NAN, changing at LAX, then 1h 20 by road. About 23h 50 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
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to NAN, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£665–£1,375
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 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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