Ham Tin
Surf spot · China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Is it worth the trip?
32Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 2 ft swell at 5 s
Mon 2 · 53 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 18kJ
- Wind
- ENE 6 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 30kJ
- Wind
- E 16 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 31kJ
- Wind
- E 16 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 54 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 16kJ
- Wind
- ESE 5 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 23kJ
- Wind
- NNE 7 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 49kJ
- Wind
- E 20 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 241kJ
- Wind
- ENE 17 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 139, poor
- Mon 253, fair
- Tue 317, poor
- Wed 417, poor
- Thu 554, fair
- Fri 625, too small
- Sat 719, poor
- Sun 80, too big
- Mon 90, too big
- Tue 100, too big
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 2–7 ftof swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for beginners | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 39, poor | 3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 43kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 53, fair | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 17, poor | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | wind from the east, 16 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 17, poor | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 31kJ | wind from the east, 16 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 54, fair | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 25, too small | 1 ft10 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 23kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 19, poor | 2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | wind from the east, 20 knots | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, too big | 5 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 241kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, too big | 5 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 175kJ | wind from the north, 15 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 5 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 194kJ | wind from the north, 14 knots | 25°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 07:55 −0.8 mHigh 17:13 −0.0 mLow 17:58 −0.0 mHigh 23:52 +0.8 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 09:02 −0.8 mHigh 17:46 +0.1 mLow 19:37 +0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:57 +0.6 mLow 10:04 −0.7 mHigh 18:16 +0.2 mLow 21:12 −0.0 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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Ham Tin
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (119°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (299°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 750 m out (1 in 73). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 19°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Hong Kong. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. 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$1,400–US$2,700 each
about US$1,400–US$2,700 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to HKG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$791–US$1,640 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,400–US$2,700 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
47 min by car · 275 places to stay
About Hong Kong its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Ma Wan on Booking.com
58 min by car · 12 places to stay
Nearest beds: Hong Kong, 27 km (about 50 min by car)
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 21h 40m
About 21h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HKG, direct, then 1h 10m by road
Flights ORD → HKG on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.