Shipwrecks, Oman

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Sur, is 82 km away. Nearest airport: MCT (MCT), 237 km.

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About Shipwrecks

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

The spot faces SE (127°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (307°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 44). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 24°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 28°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Sur, is 82 km away. Nearest airport: MCT (MCT), 237 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 27 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MCT, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST). About 13 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 4 h 25 from the airport to Shipwrecks.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Sur, is 82 km away. Nearest airport: MCT (MCT), 237 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 Shipwrecks, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	69kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 smushy	38kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	99kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	2 ft9 smushy	74kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	75kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	76kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	53kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	31°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	34kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	30°C
Mon 26Oct	15, too small	1 ft11 scrumbling	40kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 27Oct	12, too small	1 ft11 smushy	44kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	29°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 MCT, changing at IST, then 4h 25 by road. About 27h 40 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Shipwrecks
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 2 ft at 9 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 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 MCT, changing at IST, then 4h 25 by road. About 27h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,000–£1,975 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 MCT, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£675–£1,400
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		£1,000–£1,975

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

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