Nan Wan, Taiwan

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 355 km away.

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About Nan Wan

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

The spot faces S (172°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (352°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 68). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in June, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 355 km away. 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 26 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to KHH, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
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Getting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Nan Wan.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 355 km away.
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Forecast

Nan Wan 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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Nan Wan, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	4 ft6 smushy	114kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	5 ft6 smushy	141kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	31°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	6 ft7 smushy	287kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Wed 21Oct	69, good	12 ft12 ssoft	3,778kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore	31°C
Thu 22Oct	54, good	20 ft13 ssoft	12,023kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	6, poor	19 ft13 ssoft	11,088kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 40 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	14, poor	7 ft7 smushy	455kJ	wind from the south-west, 16 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	5 ft6 smushy	152kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Mon 26Oct	19, too small	4 ft8 smushy	167kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	29°C
Tue 27Oct	19, too small	4 ft8 smushy	146kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	29°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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to KHH, changing at HKG, then 1h 45 by road. About 26h 20 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Nan Wan
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Nan Wan
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 12 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Nan Wan
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 20 ft at 13 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 24 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to KHH, changing at HKG, then 1h 45 by road. About 26h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,015–£2,010 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 KHH, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£690–£1,435
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		£1,015–£2,010

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

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