La Médina, Tunisia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, El Kala, is 202 km away. Nearest airport: NBE (NBE), 39 km.

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About La Médina

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

The spot faces S (163°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (343°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 93). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, El Kala, is 202 km away. Nearest airport: NBE (NBE), 39 km.

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

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From Chicago: about 19 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to TUN, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to La Médina.
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Accommodation.
No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, El Kala, is 202 km away. Nearest airport: NBE (NBE), 39 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Médina, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft4 s	0kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft4 s	0kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	22°C
Mon 26Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	24°C
Tue 27Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	23°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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to TUN, changing at CDG, then 1h 25 by road. About 19h 25 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to TUN, changing at CDG, then 1h 25 by road. About 19h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £800–£1,560 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 TUN, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£475–£985
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		£800–£1,560

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

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