tareg al shat, Libya

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Iz Zurrieq, is 344 km away. Nearest airport: MJI (MJI), 5 km.

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About tareg al shat

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

The spot faces N (11°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (191°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.6 km out (1 in 159). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Iz Zurrieq, is 344 km away. Nearest airport: MJI (MJI), 5 km.

Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 21 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MJI, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST). About 13 flights a week that month.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Iz Zurrieq, is 344 km away. Nearest airport: MJI (MJI), 5 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 tareg al shat, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, too small	2 ft6 smushy	29kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	27°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	3 ft4 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	3 ft4 smushy	24kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	22°C
Mon 26Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	22°C
Tue 27Oct	2, too small	1 ft5 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	21°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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to MJI, changing at IST, then 25 min by road. About 21h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to MJI, changing at IST, then 25 min by road. About 21h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £770–£1,525 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 MJI, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£500–£1,040
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£15–£25
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£770–£1,525

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

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