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Ephesus Selcuk, Türkiye

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Also within 20 km of Selçuk

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Selçuk fortress
Selçuk, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ephesus Selcuk

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

The spot faces W (254°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (74°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 39). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 25°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Selçuk, 8.7 km away (about 15 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 20 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ADB, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA). About 22 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → ADB · Skyscanner from about £525 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Ephesus Selcuk.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in SelçukAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

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    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Selçuk · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Selçuk · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Ephesus Selcuk on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Ephesus Selcuk does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct2under 1 ft3 s0kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct1under 1 ft2 s0kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct1under 1 ft2 s0kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct1under 1 ft2 s0kJ24°C
Thu 22Oct1under 1 ft2 s0kJ23°C
Fri 23Oct0under 1 ft1 s0kJ23°C
Sat 24Oct0under 1 ft4 s0kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct1under 1 ft3 s0kJ23°C
Mon 26Oct41 ft4 smushy3kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct1under 1 ft4 s0kJ24°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 ADB, changing at FRA, then 1h by road. About 20h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to ADB, changing at FRA, then 1h by road. About 20h 05 door to door

The trip from Selçuk, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,015–£1,945 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 ADB, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£525–£1,090
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
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£1,015–£1,945

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

Places to eat near Selçuk

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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