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Sandy Beach (Queen Victoria Beach)

Surf spot · Cyprus

Is it worth the trip?

20Poor out of 100 for your dates

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Best on Sun 8: 4 ft swell at 7 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 2 out of 100

Swell
1 ft2 smushy
Energy
1kJ
Wind
WNW 1 kn
Temp
23°C

Tue 3 · 1 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
NNE 2 kn
Temp
23°C

Wed 4 · 11 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 shollow
Energy
16kJ
Wind
SE 4 kn
Temp
21°C

Thu 5 · 20 out of 100

Swell
4 ft5 smushy
Energy
60kJ
Wind
W 8 kn
Temp
21°C

Fri 6 · 19 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
39kJ
Wind
E 6 kn
Temp
20°C

Sat 7 · 25 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
71kJ
Wind
N 3 kn
Temp
21°C

Sun 8 · 31 out of 100

Swell
4 ft7 shollow
Energy
167kJ
Wind
NE 7 kn
Temp
20°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 22, too small
  2. Tue 31, too small
  3. Wed 411, too small
  4. Thu 520, too small
  5. Fri 619, too small
  6. Sat 725, too small
  7. Sun 831, too small
  8. Mon 920, too small
  9. Tue 105, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Wtakes swell from the W
  • Offshore: Ewind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–9 ftof swell
  • Water 23 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sandy Beach (Queen Victoria Beach), each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov2, too small1 ft2 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot23°C
Tue 3Nov1, too small1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots23°C
Wed 4Nov11, too small2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.)16kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots21°C
Thu 5Nov20, too small4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)60kJwind from the west, 8 knots21°C
Fri 6Nov19, too small3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)39kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore20°C
Sat 7Nov25, too small3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)71kJwind from the north, 3 knots21°C
Sun 8Nov31, too small4 ft7 shollow5 ft at break (est.)167kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore20°C
Mon 9Nov20, too small4 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)85kJwind from the east, 1 knot, offshore19°C
Tue 10Nov5, too small1 ft4 shollow1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore19°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 04:13 +0.1 mLow 11:20 −0.1 mHigh 18:26 +0.1 mLow 23:41 −0.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 05:58 +0.1 mLow 12:27 −0.1 mHigh 19:09 +0.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 00:53 −0.0 mHigh 07:00 +0.1 mLow 13:10 −0.1 mHigh 19:43 +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 Sandy Beach (Queen Victoria Beach)

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

The spot faces W (250°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (70°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 28°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Tala, 4.4 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 2 dive sites.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. 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$1,190–US$2,290 each

about US$1,190–US$2,290 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PFO, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$623–US$1,300
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$40–US$60
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$208–US$348
Food7 days eating outabout US$234–US$442
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$1,190–US$2,290

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

Closest

Tala

8 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$80/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Tala · Booking.com

About Tala its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$80 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 20h 30m

About 20h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PFO, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 35 min by road

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

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