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PlayGround, Malta

Stay in Marsaxlokk: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Marsaxlokk

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St Thomas Bay, Marsascala
St Thomas' Bay. Photo: Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie from London, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About PlayGround

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

The spot faces E (95°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (275°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 39). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, April, May and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Marsaxlokk, 2.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 4 dive sites.

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

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From Chicago: about 18 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MLA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 9 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → MLA · Skyscanner from about £495 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to PlayGround.

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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 18Oct162 ft5 smushy14kJ26°C
Mon 19Oct133 ft5 smushy47kJ24°C
Tue 20Oct454 ft5 smushy64kJ26°C
Wed 21Oct213 ft4 smushy34kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct182 ft4 smushy9kJ24°C
Fri 23Oct132 ft4 smushy13kJ23°C
Sat 24Oct111 ft4 smushy4kJ23°C
Sun 25Oct172 ft6 smushy18kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct192 ft5 smushy17kJ23°C
Tue 27Oct42 ft5 smushy16kJ20°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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to MLA, changing at CDG, then 25 min by road. About 18h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf PlayGround

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf PlayGround

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 3 ft at 4 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to MLA, changing at CDG, then 25 min by road. About 18h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Marsaxlokk each day: Marsaxlokk, San Tumas, PlayGround.

The trip from Marsaxlokk, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £930–£1,790 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 MLA, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£495–£1,025
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
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£930–£1,790

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

Places to eat near Marsaxlokk

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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