melekeok, Palau

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Koror, 24 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ROR (ROR), 18 km.

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About melekeok

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

The spot faces E (105°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (285°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 49). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually September, October, November and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Koror, 24 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ROR (ROR), 18 km.

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 31 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ROR, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL).
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Getting there. 40 min from the airport to melekeok.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Koror, 24 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ROR (ROR), 18 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 melekeok, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	2 ft7 smushy	34kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	63, good	4 ft10 ssoft	247kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	3 ft7 smushy	116kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	2 ft6 smushy	18kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	34kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	30°C
Sun 25Oct	24, too small	2 ft7 smushy	50kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	29°C
Mon 26Oct	21, too small	2 ft7 smushy	40kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 27Oct	27, too small	2 ft7 smushy	43kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	27°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to ROR, changing at HKG and MNL, then 40 min by road. About 31h 20 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf melekeok
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to ROR, changing at HKG and MNL, then 40 min by road. About 31h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,015–£2,025 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 ROR, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and MNL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£730–£1,515
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£30–£50
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£1,015–£2,025

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

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