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Nw reef - shelter island, sai kung
Surf spot · China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Is it worth the trip?
20Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 3 ft swell at 5 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft13 s
- Energy
- 38kJ
- Wind
- ENE 6 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 s
- Energy
- 40kJ
- Wind
- E 13 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 s
- Energy
- 52kJ
- Wind
- ESE 10 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 s
- Energy
- 22kJ
- Wind
- ESE 4 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 s
- Energy
- 22kJ
- Wind
- NE 6 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 s
- Energy
- 60kJ
- Wind
- ENE 16 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft7 s
- Energy
- 245kJ
- Wind
- E 12 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 136, poor
- Mon 217, too small
- Tue 313, too small
- Wed 430, poor
- Thu 519, too small
- Fri 612, too small
- Sat 710, too small
- Sun 824, poor
- Mon 947, fair
- Tue 1044, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 36, poor | 3 ft5 s4 ft at break (est.) | 45kJ | wind from the east, 7 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 17, too small | 1 ft13 s2 ft at break (est.) | 38kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 13, too small | 3 ft6 s3 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | wind from the east, 13 knots | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 30, poor | 3 ft5 s4 ft at break (est.) | 52kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 19, too small | 1 ft9 s2 ft at break (est.) | 22kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 12, too small | 1 ft10 s2 ft at break (est.) | 22kJ | wind from the north-east, 6 knots | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft8 s4 ft at break (est.) | 60kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 24, poor | 5 ft7 s6 ft at break (est.) | 245kJ | wind from the east, 12 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 47, fair | 4 ft7 s6 ft at break (est.) | 175kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 44, poor | 5 ft7 s6 ft at break (est.) | 229kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 11 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 08:09 −0.8 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:15 +0.8 mLow 09:18 −0.8 mHigh 18:00 +0.0 mLow 19:26 +0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:47 +0.6 mLow 10:21 −0.7 mHigh 18:21 +0.1 mLow 21:15 +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
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About Nw reef - shelter island, sai kung
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (115°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (295°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. 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.
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: 3 towns
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Getting there: about 21h 30m
About 21h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HKG, direct, then 1h by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.