Kumcagiz, Türkiye

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Şile, is 51 km away. Nearest airport: Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), 82 km.

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About Kumcagiz

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

The spot faces NW (326°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (146°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 58). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 25°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Şile, is 51 km away. Nearest airport: Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), 82 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to İstanbul Airport (IST), direct. About 13 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to Kumcagiz.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Şile, is 51 km away. Nearest airport: Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), 82 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 Kumcagiz, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 smushy	44kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	20°C
Sun 25Oct	9, too small	1 ft4 smushy	1kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 26Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Tue 27Oct	17, poor	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	17°C
Wed 28Oct	8, poor	3 ft6 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	15°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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for beginner surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to IST, then 2h 30 by road. About 18h 05 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to IST, then 2h 30 by road. About 18h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £840–£1,650 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 IST, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£515–£1,075
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		£840–£1,650

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

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