Obyan, Northern Mariana Islands

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Agat, is 223 km away. Nearest airport: SPN (SPN), 2 km.

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About Obyan

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

The spot faces S (169°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (349°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–18 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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 223 km away. Nearest airport: SPN (SPN), 2 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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

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From Chicago: about 28 h 35 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).
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Getting there. 20 min from the airport to Obyan.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Agat, is 223 km away. Nearest airport: SPN (SPN), 2 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 Obyan, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, poor	7 ft8 smushy	669kJ	wind from the south-east, 21 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	5 ft7 smushy	278kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft7 shollow	121kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	31°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	4 ft7 shollow	163kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	4 ft6 smushy	102kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	4 ft9 shollow	195kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	4 ft9 shollow	257kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	31°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	3 ft9 shollow	177kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	30°C
Mon 26Oct	12, too small	4 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	30°C
Tue 27Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 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 SPN, changing at HKG, then 20 min by road. About 28h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to SPN, changing at HKG, then 20 min by road. About 28h 35 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.

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