Unknowns, Northern Mariana Islands

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Agat, is 224 km away. Nearest airport: SPN (SPN), 5 km.

Watch this spot We email you when Unknowns is worth the trip.

About Unknowns

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

The spot faces W (291°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (111°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–18 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 65). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in June, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Agat, is 224 km away. Nearest airport: SPN (SPN), 5 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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

Save this trip A link to come back to, or to send to the group.

Book the trip

From Chicago: about 28 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SPN, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
See flights ORD → SPN · Skyscanner from about £660 returnAd
Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Unknowns.
Car hire · Discover CarsAd
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Agat, is 224 km away. Nearest airport: SPN (SPN), 5 km.
Hire and lessons.
Surf lessons in Unknowns · GetYourGuideAd Board and wetsuit hire in Unknowns · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Unknowns on Google Maps · Directions

Surf spot

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast

Unknowns does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Unknowns, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	359kJ	wind from the south-east, 21 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	5 ft8 smushy	279kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	217kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	4 ft8 smushy	173kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	165kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	195kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	4 ft11 ssoft	325kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	31, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	186kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 26Oct	13, too small	2 ft7 smushy	37kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 27Oct	12, too small	2 ft6 smushy	22kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to SPN, changing at HKG, then 25 min by road. About 28h 40 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Unknowns
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Unknowns
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Unknowns
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to SPN, changing at HKG, then 25 min by road. About 28h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £930–£1,855 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 SPN, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£660–£1,370
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		£930–£1,855

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

Book the trip

Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.