Sidedish, Micronesia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Utwe, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KSA (KSA), 4 km.

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About Sidedish

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

The spot faces NW (309°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (129°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 4–17 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 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in June, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually August, September, October and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Utwe, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KSA (KSA), 4 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 22 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to KSA, changing at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL).
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Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Sidedish.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Utwe, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KSA (KSA), 4 km.
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Forecast

Sidedish does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sidedish, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	3 ft8 shollow	96kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 shollow	45kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	2 ft7 shollow	54kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 shollow	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft8 shollow	105kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	3 ft8 shollow	136kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	3 ft8 shollow	122kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 shollow	83kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	29°C
Mon 26Oct	19, too small	3 ft8 shollow	85kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	29°C
Tue 27Oct	20, too small	3 ft8 shollow	91kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 28Oct	14, too small	3 ft8 shollow	82kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	28°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to KSA, changing at HNL, then 25 min by road. About 22h 40 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
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to KSA, changing at HNL, then 25 min by road. About 22h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £905–£1,805 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 KSA, estimated from distance and season, changing at HNL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£635–£1,320
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		£905–£1,805

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

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