Latakia corniche, Syrian Arab Republic

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Karataş, is 125 km away. Nearest airport: LTK (LTK), 20 km.

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About Latakia corniche

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

The spot faces SW (227°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (47°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 60). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 18°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best month is usually November, with about 3 good days in 7; in June and July, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Karataş, is 125 km away. Nearest airport: LTK (LTK), 20 km.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 22 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to HTY, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST). About 7 flights a week that month.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Karataş, is 125 km away. Nearest airport: LTK (LTK), 20 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Latakia corniche, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	37, fair	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	1 ft4 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	25°C
Mon 26Oct	28, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	25°C
Tue 27Oct	32, poor	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	27°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to HTY, changing at IST, then 2h 10 by road. About 22h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.
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
Travel home
Fly ORD to HTY, changing at IST, then 2h 10 by road. About 22h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £885–£1,735 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 HTY, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£560–£1,160
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		£885–£1,735

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

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