Hai Tang Wan, China

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Haikou, is 203 km away. Nearest airport: SYX (SYX), 35 km.

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About Hai Tang Wan

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

The spot faces SE (123°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (303°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea is about 23°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 2 good days in 7; in November and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Haikou, is 203 km away. Nearest airport: SYX (SYX), 35 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 25 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SYX, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
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Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Hai Tang Wan.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Haikou, is 203 km away. Nearest airport: SYX (SYX), 35 km.
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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 Hai Tang Wan, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 s	6kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	1 ft4 s	5kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 s	2kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	1 ft4 s	4kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	2 ft10 s	63kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	1 ft10 s	33kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 26Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft9 s	1kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 27Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft5 s	1kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	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. 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 SYX, changing at HKG, then 55 min by road. About 25h 30 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: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to SYX, changing at HKG, then 55 min by road. About 25h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,055–£2,095 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 SYX, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£730–£1,520
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£1,055–£2,095

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

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