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Bahar ic-Caghaq, Malta

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About Bahar ic-Caghaq

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

The spot faces NE (34°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (214°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 33). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 16°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is San Pawl il-Baħar, 5.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 15 dive sites.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MLA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 9 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Bahar ic-Caghaq.

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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

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct82 ft5 smushy12kJ25°C
Mon 19Oct22 ft5 smushy15kJ24°C
Tue 20Oct133 ft5 smushy35kJ25°C
Wed 21Oct72 ft5 smushy21kJ26°C
Thu 22Oct11 ft4 smushy6kJ22°C
Fri 23Oct32 ft4 smushy17kJ22°C
Sat 24Oct31 ft4 smushy4kJ21°C
Sun 25Oct11 ft7 shollow5kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct82 ft5 smushy23kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct12 ft6 smushy15kJ20°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 ORD to MLA, changing at CDG, then 30 min by road. About 18h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 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 ORD to MLA, changing at CDG, then 30 min by road. About 18h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near San Pawl il-Baħar each day: Bahar ic-Caghaq, Ghajn tuffieha, Golden bay, Imgieba, Mellieha bay.

The trip from San Pawl il-Baħar, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £935–£1,795 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 MLA, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£495–£1,025
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£20–£30
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£935–£1,795

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

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