Xichong
Surf spot · China
Is it worth the trip?
18Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 3 ft swell at 5 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft13 shollow
- Energy
- 46kJ
- Wind
- NE 7 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 34kJ
- Wind
- E 15 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 49kJ
- Wind
- E 13 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 29kJ
- Wind
- ENE 10 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 27kJ
- Wind
- NNE 7 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 22kJ
- Wind
- ENE 18 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 258kJ
- Wind
- ENE 16 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 140, poor
- Mon 219, too small
- Tue 39, too small
- Wed 416, poor
- Thu 525, too small
- Fri 613, too small
- Sat 77, too small
- Sun 823, poor
- Mon 949, fair
- Tue 1050, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 40, poor | 3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 53kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 19, too small | 1 ft13 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 46kJ | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 9, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 34kJ | wind from the east, 15 knots | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 16, poor | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | wind from the east, 13 knots | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 25, too small | 3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 13, too small | 1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 27kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 22kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 18 knots | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 23, poor | 5 ft8 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 258kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 49, fair | 4 ft7 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 134kJ | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 50, fair | 5 ft7 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 228kJ | offshorewind from the north, 13 knots, offshore | 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 07:54 −0.8 mHigh 17:12 −0.0 mLow 17:39 −0.0 mHigh 23:50 +0.8 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 09:02 −0.7 mHigh 17:39 +0.1 mLow 19:24 +0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:09 +0.6 mLow 02:13 +0.6 mHigh 02:53 +0.6 mLow 10:06 −0.7 mHigh 18:09 +0.2 mLow 21:03 −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 Xichong
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (149°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (329°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 10). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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 Nan’ao, 8.3 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$1,260–US$2,450 each
about US$1,260–US$2,450 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$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$1,260–US$2,450 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Nan’ao
15 min by car · 3 places to stay
about US$54/nightcountry average
About Nan’ao 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 21h 55m
About 21h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HKG, direct, then 1h 30m by road
Flights ORD → HKG on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.