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Shipwrecks

Surf spot · Oman

Is it worth the trip?

17Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: too small (2 ft swell at 9 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 15 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
35kJ
Wind
SSW 6 kn
Temp
29°C

Wed 4 · 14 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
32kJ
Wind
SW 6 kn
Temp
28°C

Thu 5 · 6 out of 100

Swell
1 ft14 s
Energy
9kJ
Wind
WSW 6 kn
Temp
27°C

Fri 6 · 31 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
59kJ
Wind
WSW 3 kn
Temp
26°C

Sat 7 · 13 out of 100

Swell
1 ft15 shollow
Energy
22kJ
Wind
WSW 2 kn
Temp
26°C

Sun 8 · 16 out of 100

Swell
1 ft13 shollow
Energy
31kJ
Wind
SW 4 kn
Temp
28°C

Mon 9 · 13 out of 100

Swell
1 ft12 shollow
Energy
28kJ
Wind
SSW 7 kn
Temp
27°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 224, too small
  2. Tue 315, too small
  3. Wed 414, too small
  4. Thu 56, too small
  5. Fri 631, too small
  6. Sat 713, too small
  7. Sun 816, too small
  8. Mon 913, too small
  9. Tue 1012, too small
  10. Wed 1111, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
  • Offshore: NWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–9 ftof swell
  • Water 28 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number

Shipwrecks does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Shipwrecks, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov24, too small2 ft10 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)58kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots30°C
Tue 3Nov15, too small2 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)35kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots29°C
Wed 4Nov14, too small2 ft9 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.)32kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots28°C
Thu 5Nov6, too small1 ft14 s1 ft at break (est.)9kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots27°C
Fri 6Nov31, too small2 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)59kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots26°C
Sat 7Nov13, too small1 ft15 shollow2 ft at break (est.)22kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots26°C
Sun 8Nov16, too small1 ft13 shollow2 ft at break (est.)31kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots28°C
Mon 9Nov13, too small1 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.)28kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots27°C
Tue 10Nov12, too small1 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.)19kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots27°C
Wed 11Nov11, too small1 ft10 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.)16kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots27°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 03:25 +0.8 mLow 09:48 −0.2 mHigh 14:32 +0.2 mLow 21:14 −0.8 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 04:28 +0.7 mLow 11:10 −0.4 mHigh 16:34 +0.2 mLow 22:37 −0.6 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 05:24 +0.8 mLow 12:11 −0.6 mHigh 18:15 +0.3 mLow 23:54 −0.5 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 Shipwrecks

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

The spot faces SE (127°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (307°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 44). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 24°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 28°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. Nearest place to stay we found: Atana Stay Ashkharah, 2 km. Nearest beds: Sur, 82 km. Nearest airport: Muscat International Airport (MCT), 237 km.

Water about 28°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$1,170–US$2,300 each

about US$1,170–US$2,300 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 MCT, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$757–US$1,570
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$100–US$174
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$1,170–US$2,300

No town nearby, so no stay is in it. For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: nearest beds 82 km away

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No town nearby

Nearest place to stay we found: Atana Stay Ashkharah, 2 km. Nearest beds: Sur, 82 km. Nearest airport: Muscat International Airport (MCT), 237 km.

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Getting there: about 27h 40m

About 27h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MCT, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 4h 25m by road

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