Dong Sha, China

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 544 km away. Nearest airport: HSN (HSN), 8 km.

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About Dong Sha

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

The spot faces E (110°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (290°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.8 km out (1 in 278). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 12°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 544 km away. Nearest airport: HSN (HSN), 8 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 25 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to HSN, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
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Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Dong Sha.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Taipei, is 544 km away. Nearest airport: HSN (HSN), 8 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Dong Sha, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, poor	2 ft6 smushy	21kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	2 ft6 smushy	20kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	1 ft7 smushy	14kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	2 ft12 ssoft	116kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	4 ft14 smushy	521kJ	wind from the north-east, 17 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	21, poor	3 ft13 ssoft	218kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	11, poor	3 ft10 smushy	143kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	9, poor	3 ft8 smushy	70kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	27°C
Mon 26Oct	29, too small	2 ft7 smushy	21kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	27°C
Tue 27Oct	23, too small	1 ft7 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	23°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to HSN, changing at HKG, then 30 min by road. About 25h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Dong Sha
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 12 s, wind 16 kn (30 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 22 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to HSN, changing at HKG, then 30 min by road. About 25h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £920–£1,835 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 HSN, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£650–£1,350
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		£920–£1,835

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

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