Santa Maria Anguar, Palau

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Koror, is 61 km away. Nearest airport: ROR (ROR), 68 km.

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About Santa Maria Anguar

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

The spot faces NW (296°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (116°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 3). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. 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 November and December, with about 2 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, Koror, is 61 km away. Nearest airport: ROR (ROR), 68 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 32 h 15 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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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Koror, is 61 km away. Nearest airport: ROR (ROR), 68 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 Santa Maria Anguar, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 smushy	43kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	2 ft7 smushy	35kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	4 ft10 smushy	247kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft10 shollow	396kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	54, good	4 ft10 shollow	385kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	28, poor	6 ft11 sslab	664kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 sslab	917kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	62, good	4 ft11 shollow	332kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	29°C
Mon 26Oct	29, too small	2 ft10 shollow	71kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 27Oct	12, too small	1 ft7 shollow	14kJ	wind from the south, 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. 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 1h 30 by road. About 32h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 25 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Santa Maria Anguar
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Santa Maria Anguar
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Santa Maria Anguar
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 6 ft at 11 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to ROR, changing at HKG and MNL, then 1h 30 by road. About 32h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,055–£2,090 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
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–£2,090

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

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