Alderney - Braye (Mount Hale Side), Guernsey
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: La Hague, 29 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ACI (ACI), 3 km.
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About Alderney - Braye (Mount Hale Side)
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces NW (337°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (157°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: La Hague, 29 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ACI (ACI), 3 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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From Chicago: about 16 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to GCI, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).
See flights ORD → GCI · Skyscanner from about £395 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Alderney - Braye (Mount Hale Side).
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: La Hague, 29 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ACI (ACI), 3 km.
Hire and lessons.
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Forecast
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 2, too small | 3 ft6 smushy | 39kJ | wind from the north-east, 17 knots | 14°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 8, too small | 1 ft8 shollow | 20kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore | 13°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 3, too small | 2 ft11 smushy | 88kJ | wind from the north-west, 16 knots | 14°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 3, too small | 2 ft12 smushy | 95kJ | wind from the west, 29 knots | 14°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 13, poor | 6 ft7 shollow | 315kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 27 knots, offshore | 15°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 10, poor | 5 ft12 smushy | 687kJ | wind from the west, 37 knots | 14°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 9, too small | 4 ft9 smushy | 288kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots | 14°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 1, too small | 2 ft8 smushy | 31kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 27 knots | 15°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 15, too small | 4 ft9 shollow | 272kJ | wind from the south-west, 28 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 3, too small | 1 ft11 shollow | 29kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 30 knots | 17°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to GCI, changing at DUB, then 1h 05 by road. About 16h 50 door to door
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Thu 22 OctSurf Alderney - Braye (Mount Hale Side)
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 12 of 80.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 10 of 80.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to GCI, changing at DUB, then 1h 05 by road. About 16h 50 door to door
Rough cost
About £720–£1,390 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to GCI, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | £395–£815 |
| To the UK airport | parking or the train, there and back | £35–£65 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | £70–£115 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | £155–£290 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about £85 to fly your own | £65–£105 |
| Total | £720–£1,390 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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