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cherchell tizirine, Algeria

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Staoueli, is 63 km away. Nearest airport: CFK (CFK), 89 km.

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About cherchell tizirine

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

The spot faces N (9°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (189°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 31). 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 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Staoueli, is 63 km away. Nearest airport: CFK (CFK), 89 km.

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 19 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ALG, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD).

    See flights ORD → ALG · Skyscanner from about £450 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 1 h 55 from the airport to cherchell tizirine.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Staoueli, is 63 km away. Nearest airport: CFK (CFK), 89 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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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 cherchell tizirine, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct17, too small2 ft4 smushy7kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore24°C
Mon 19Oct30, too small2 ft5 smushy18kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct10, too small2 ft4 smushy6kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots24°C
Wed 21Oct8, too small2 ft5 smushy23kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots23°C
Thu 22Oct11, too small1 ft4 smushy5kJwind from the west, 4 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct6, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the west, 5 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct31, too small3 ft4 smushy25kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots22°C
Sun 25Oct10, too small1 ft5 smushy10kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots22°C
Mon 26Oct24, too small2 ft5 smushy22kJwind from the west, 4 knots23°C
Tue 27Oct5, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the north, 3 knots23°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 ALG, changing at MAD, then 1h 55 by road. About 19h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 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: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf cherchell tizirine

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 3 ft at 4 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to ALG, changing at MAD, then 1h 55 by road. About 19h door to door

Rough cost

About £775–£1,510 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
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ALG, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£450–£935
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£775–£1,510

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

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