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Hanuman point, India

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About Hanuman point

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

The spot faces SE (121°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (301°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 900 m out (1 in 92). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Visakhapatnam, 8.7 km away (about 15 min by car).

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

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From Chicago: about 27 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to VTZ, changing at Zayed International Airport (AUH).

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  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Hanuman point.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct323 ft9 smushy110kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct162 ft8 smushy52kJ28°C
Tue 20Oct242 ft9 ssoft85kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct263 ft10 ssoft133kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct363 ft10 ssoft173kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct363 ft9 ssoft120kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct282 ft9 ssoft71kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct292 ft13 ssoft111kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct292 ft12 ssoft122kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct232 ft9 ssoft85kJ30°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to VTZ, changing at AUH, then 50 min by road. About 27h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Hanuman point

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Hanuman point

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Hanuman point

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 9 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to VTZ, changing at AUH, then 50 min by road. About 27h 30 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,235–£2,400 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to VTZ, estimated from distance and season, changing at AUH, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£745–£1,545
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£1,235–£2,400

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

Places to eat near Visakhapatnam

  • Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves LtdIndian · 1.7 km from the centre
  • Mumbai Chapathi Centre0.7 km from the centre
  • Chandu Sweet1.5 km from the centre
  • Hotel Chandana1.7 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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