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B-point 23.4

#5563 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇹🇱 East Timor · Bobonaro · near Dili

Needs the right swell, wind is the enemy here, peaks in July.

Warm waterBeginner
Surf score23.4 /100
Surfable days24% of the year
Clean days1% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell1% period 11 s+
Typical size0.5 m 1.5 ft median
Water29°C boardshorts

Best time to surf B-point

The best time to surf B-point is January, July, October. It rarely works. In July the water sits around 28°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.5 m. The nearest airport is DIL (60 km) and the nearest town is Dili (65 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan46%2%0.6 m29°Cboardies
Feb45%1%0.6 m29°Cboardies
Mar12%0%0.4 m29°Cboardies
Apr5%0%0.4 m30°Cboardies
May23%0%0.5 m30°Cboardies
Jun21%0%0.5 m29°Cboardies
Jul23%3%0.5 m28°Cboardies
Aug23%1%0.5 m28°Cboardies
Sep12%0%0.4 m28°Cboardies
Oct30%2%0.5 m29°Cboardies
Nov11%0%0.4 m30°Cboardies
Dec32%0%0.5 m30°Cboardies

Why 23.4

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
5.3
Clean days 24%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.0
Season spread 10%
0.0
Wave size 8%
0.0
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
7.5

The detail

Faces 335° with 44% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 90% of days. Mean peak period 9.5 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 68%. Months that work: 0 of 12. Coordinates -8.827, 125.052 (OpenStreetMap).

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