Rahkyut, Oman

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Qaryat Umq, is 701 km away. Nearest airport: SLL (SLL), 79 km.

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About Rahkyut

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 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 10). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 25°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually September and December, 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 701 km away. Nearest airport: SLL (SLL), 79 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 25 h 20 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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Getting there. 1 h 40 from the airport to Rahkyut.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Qaryat Umq, is 701 km away. Nearest airport: SLL (SLL), 79 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rahkyut, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, too small	2 ft9 shollow	59kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	31, too small	2 ft9 shollow	66kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft9 shollow	60kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	2 ft4 shollow	15kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	3 ft6 shollow	63kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	2 ft8 shollow	74kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	32, too small	2 ft8 shollow	62kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	29, too small	2 ft8 shollow	47kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	28°C
Mon 26Oct	24, too small	2 ft7 shollow	29kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Tue 27Oct	19, too small	2 ft7 shollow	22kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	32°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to SLL, changing at DOH, then 1h 40 by road. About 25h 20 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
Surf Rahkyut
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Rahkyut
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 2 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
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 40 by road. About 25h 20 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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