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Sandy Beach - Chekka
Surf spot · Lebanon
Is it worth the trip?
12Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 6 ft swell at 7 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 1 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft4 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- N 5 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Tue 3 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- SW 6 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- WSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 49kJ
- Wind
- SW 12 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 23kJ
- Wind
- SW 9 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- SSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 247kJ
- Wind
- NE 5 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 15, too small
- Mon 21, too small
- Tue 32, too small
- Wed 43, too small
- Thu 512, too small
- Fri 68, too small
- Sat 710, too small
- Sun 830, too small
- Mon 914, too small
- Tue 108, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 3–15 ftof swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 7kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 1, too small | under 1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the north, 5 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft3 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 12, too small | 3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | wind from the south-west, 12 knots | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 23kJ | wind from the south-west, 9 knots | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 30, too small | 6 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 247kJ | wind from the north-east, 5 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 14, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 41kJ | offshorewind from the east, 9 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 7kJ | wind from the east, 6 knots | 19°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 01:31 +0.1 mLow 08:56 −0.1 mHigh 15:55 +0.1 mLow 20:44 −0.0 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:27 +0.1 mLow 10:39 −0.1 mHigh 17:41 +0.1 mLow 22:55 −0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:24 +0.1 mLow 11:59 −0.1 mHigh 18:39 +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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Sandy Beach - Chekka
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (315°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (135°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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 Batroun, 8.1 km away (about 15 min by car).
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$1,250–US$2,390 each
about US$1,250–US$2,390 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 BEY, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$636–US$1,330 |
| 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$1,250–US$2,390 |
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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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 25m
About 21h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BEY, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 1h 10m by road
Flights ORD → BEY on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.