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Side coast from Kumköy to Side peninsula in 2015 6402
Baby Point Side. Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Baby Point Side

Surf spot · Türkiye

Is it worth the trip?

10Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: too small (2 ft swell at 5 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 3 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft4 s
Energy
1kJ
Wind
SW 4 kn
Temp
21°C

Wed 4 · 13 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 smushy
Energy
5kJ
Wind
E 3 kn
Temp
21°C

Thu 5 · 22 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
14kJ
Wind
N 3 kn
Temp
23°C

Fri 6 · 6 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 smushy
Energy
2kJ
Wind
NNW 4 kn
Temp
22°C

Sat 7 · 2 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
NNE 14 kn
Temp
21°C

Sun 8 · 5 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 smushy
Energy
1kJ
Wind
N 7 kn
Temp
20°C

Mon 9 · 2 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft3 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
N 4 kn
Temp
20°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 21, too small
  2. Tue 33, too small
  3. Wed 413, too small
  4. Thu 522, too small
  5. Fri 66, too small
  6. Sat 72, too small
  7. Sun 85, too small
  8. Mon 92, too small
  9. Tue 103, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Wtakes swell from the W
  • Offshore: Ewind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 2–10 ftof swell
  • Water 23 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Baby Point Side, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots23°C
Tue 3Nov3, too smallunder 1 ft4 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots21°C
Wed 4Nov13, too small1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.)5kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore21°C
Thu 5Nov22, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)14kJwind from the north, 3 knots23°C
Fri 6Nov6, too small1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots22°C
Sat 7Nov2, too small1 ft3 s1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots21°C
Sun 8Nov5, too small1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the north, 7 knots20°C
Mon 9Nov2, too smallunder 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the north, 4 knots20°C
Tue 10Nov3, too smallunder 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore21°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Mon 2 NovHigh 04:18 +0.1 mLow 11:06 −0.1 mHigh 17:44 +0.1 mLow 23:28 −0.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 05:50 +0.1 mLow 12:15 −0.1 mHigh 18:41 +0.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 00:42 −0.1 mHigh 06:51 +0.1 mLow 13:03 −0.1 mHigh 19:25 +0.1 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

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Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Baby Point Side

Side coast from Kumköy to Side peninsula in 2015 6401
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Side Belediyesi, Side-Manavgat-Antalya, Turkey - panoramio (8)
Photo: Rene Nueesch, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

More surf near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Baby Point Side

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces W (256°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (76°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.0 km out (1 in 303). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 18°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Side, 0.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,050–US$2,030 each

about US$1,050–US$2,030 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to AYT, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$610–US$1,270
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$134–US$228
Food7 days eating outabout US$154–US$281
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$1,050–US$2,030

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Side

Closest

Side

about 5 min by car · 196 places to stay

about US$54/nightcountry average

See 196 places to stay in Side · Booking.com

About Side its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$54 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 20h 45m

About 20h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → AYT, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 1h 15m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.