Cheung Sha Beach, Lantau, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Lantau, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), 10 km.

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About Cheung Sha Beach, Lantau

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

The spot faces S (173°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (353°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 37). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 19°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in June, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Lantau, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), 10 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 21 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), direct.
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Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Cheung Sha Beach, Lantau.
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No town nearby
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Forecast

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Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cheung Sha Beach, Lantau, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	33°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft6 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	1 ft12 shollow	32kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	1 ft3 s	1kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	31°C
Sun 25Oct	2, too small	1 ft2 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 26Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft6 s	1kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 27Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft5 s	1kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	28°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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to HKG, then 30 min by road. About 21h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HKG, then 30 min by road. About 21h door to door

Rough cost

About £975–£1,955 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 HKG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£705–£1,465
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£15–£30
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£975–£1,955

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

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