Side, Türkiye

In Antalya Province · Türkiye · Side on Google Maps · Map of the spots

Side beach at south in 2012 4302
son çare. Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Side

Side is a town in Antalya Province, Türkiye. From Side you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is son çare, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 196 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is AYT, 54 km away.

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Staying in Side

  • 196 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: AYT, 54 km, GZP, 96 km, ISE, 151 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Side.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Side each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Side: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
son çare0.1 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft11 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, poor1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, too small
All readings for son çare: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at son çare, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct13, poor2 ft5 smushy11kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore22°C
Tue 20Oct4, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore24°C
Thu 22Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore25°C
Fri 23Oct0, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore26°C
Sat 24Oct0, too smallunder 1 ft2 s0kJwind from the west, 4 knots26°C
Sun 25Oct0, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the west, 3 knots26°C
Baby Point Side0.7 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft8 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the north, 1 knot, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Baby Point Side: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Baby Point Side, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct6, too small2 ft5 smushy8kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore22°C
Tue 20Oct3, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots24°C
Thu 22Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the north, 2 knots25°C
Fri 23Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the north, 1 knot26°C
Sat 24Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft2 s0kJwind from the west, 4 knots26°C
Sun 25Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft4 s0kJwind from the west, 3 knots26°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Side, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Side

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits