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Ocean Bay Golf Club
Surf spot · China
Is it worth the trip?
21Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 4 ft swell at 8 s, 4 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft15 s
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- NNE 6 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tue 3 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- ENE 8 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 11kJ
- Wind
- NE 7 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft12 ssoft
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- NE 6 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 15kJ
- Wind
- NE 11 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 26kJ
- Wind
- ENE 16 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 64 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 156kJ
- Wind
- NE 13 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 18, too small
- Mon 25, too small
- Tue 39, too small
- Wed 49, too small
- Thu 510, too small
- Fri 610, too small
- Sat 715, too small
- Sun 864, good
- Mon 970, good
- Tue 1057, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 3–13 ftof swell
- Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 5, too small | under 1 ft15 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft11 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft11 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft12 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft11 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 15, too small | 2 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 16 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 64, good | 4 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 156kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 70, good | 4 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 197kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 19 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 57, fair | 5 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 350kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 20 knots, offshore | 27°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 NovHigh 00:14 +0.8 mLow 09:36 −0.8 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:13 +0.7 mLow 10:39 −0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:25 +0.6 mLow 11:36 −0.6 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 Ocean Bay Golf Club
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (206°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (26°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.9 km out (1 in 189). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 23°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Xincun, 1.1 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 27°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$1,290–US$2,520 each
about US$1,290–US$2,520 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 SYX, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$824–US$1,710 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$74–US$121 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$161–US$308 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,290–US$2,520 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Xincun
2 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$54/nightcountry average
About Xincun 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 25h 55m
About 25h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SYX, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 1h 20m by road
Flights ORD → SYX on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.