Mugshayl, Oman

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Qaryat Umq, is 662 km away. Nearest airport: SLL (SLL), 39 km.

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About Mugshayl

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

The spot faces SE (153°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (333°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 11). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 25°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Qaryat Umq, is 662 km away. Nearest airport: SLL (SLL), 39 km.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 24 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SLL, changing at Hamad International Airport (DOH).
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Qaryat Umq, is 662 km away. Nearest airport: SLL (SLL), 39 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 Mugshayl, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	2 ft8 shollow	52kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 shollow	54kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft9 shollow	52kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 shollow	15kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft7 shollow	56kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 shollow	61kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 shollow	67kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 shollow	48kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Mon 26Oct	9, too small	2 ft8 shollow	33kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	30°C
Tue 27Oct	9, too small	1 ft10 shollow	32kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	31°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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to SLL, changing at DOH, then 1h by road. About 24h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 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: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to SLL, changing at DOH, then 1h by road. About 24h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,020–£2,025 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 SLL, estimated from distance and season, changing at DOH, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£695–£1,450
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		£1,020–£2,025

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

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