Arambol, India

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Calangute, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GOX (GOX), 18 km.

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About Arambol

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

The spot faces SW (243°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (63°). 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 3.0 km out (1 in 303). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Calangute, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GOX (GOX), 18 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 26 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to GOX, changing at Zayed International Airport (AUH).
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Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Arambol.
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No town nearby
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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 Arambol, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, too small	2 ft7 smushy	36kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	56kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	54kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	32°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	52kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	33°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	48kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	32°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	37kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	23kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	31°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	1 ft13 ssoft	53kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	31°C
Mon 26Oct	21, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	52kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	32°C
Tue 27Oct	20, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	46kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	33°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

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 ORD to GOX, changing at AUH, then 40 min by road. About 26h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to GOX, changing at AUH, then 40 min by road. About 26h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,030–£2,060 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 ORD to GOX, estimated from distance and season, changing at AUH, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£745–£1,545
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£30–£55
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£1,030–£2,060

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

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