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abersoch, UK

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About abersoch

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (106°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (286°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 27). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 17°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Abersoch, 0.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 14 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dublin Airport (DUB), direct. About 26 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → DUB · Skyscanner from about £370 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 2 h 40 from the airport to abersoch.

  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

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

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for expert surfers at abersoch, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct1, too small1 ft7 s3kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft8 s1kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct3, too small1 ft7 s3kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots11°C
Wed 21Oct13, too small3 ft6 smushy52kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore10°C
Thu 22Oct12, too small3 ft6 smushy63kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore12°C
Fri 23Oct6, too small2 ft9 shollow45kJwind from the north-north-west, 28 knots, offshore9°C
Sat 24Oct3, too small2 ft8 smushy38kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots13°C
Sun 25Oct9, too small3 ft8 scrumbling133kJwind from the west, 27 knots, offshore11°C
Mon 26Oct13, too small3 ft8 scrumbling103kJwind from the west-south-west, 17 knots, offshore11°C
Tue 27Oct14, too small3 ft10 scrumbling223kJwind from the west-south-west, 23 knots, offshore12°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 2h 40 by road. About 14h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 2h 40 by road. About 14h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Abersoch each day: abersoch, Hells Mouth.

The trip from Abersoch, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,100–£2,045 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£370–£770
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£105–£175
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£250–£420
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£100–£170
Total£1,100–£2,045

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Abersoch

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