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Ain El Turk, Algeria

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About Ain El Turk

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

The spot faces N (19°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (199°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 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 16°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Aïn El Turk, 1.4 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ORN, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → ORN · Skyscanner from about £440 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Ain El Turk.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Ain El Turk does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct71 ft3 shollow1kJ25°C
Mon 19Oct283 ft6 shollow43kJ24°C
Tue 20Oct182 ft6 shollow23kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct323 ft5 shollow37kJ22°C
Thu 22Oct162 ft4 shollow12kJ23°C
Fri 23Oct71 ft3 shollow2kJ22°C
Sat 24Oct162 ft4 shollow12kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct141 ft5 shollow7kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct101 ft3 shollow4kJ23°C
Tue 27Oct71 ft3 shollow3kJ23°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to ORN, changing at CDG, then 40 min by road. About 18h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Ain El Turk

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to ORN, changing at CDG, then 40 min by road. About 18h 45 door to door

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Rough cost

About £895–£1,710 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ORN, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£440–£915
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£35–£55
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£895–£1,710

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

Places to eat near Aïn El Turk

  • CalypsoItalian · 1.7 km from the centre
  • RILAS 15TPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Mix pizzaPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
  • Pizzeria miribalPizza · 0.7 km from the centre
  • Casa del marSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre
  • Pizzeria maestroPizza · 1.0 km from the centre

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

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