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Alki Point, West Seattle, United States

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About Alki Point, West Seattle

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

The spot faces W (281°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (101°). 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 200 m out (1 in 22). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The town to stay in is Seattle, 8.3 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 6 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA), direct.

    See flights MDW → SEA · Skyscanner from about £215 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Alki Point, West Seattle.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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No forecast for Alki Point, West Seattle yet: it refreshes every three hours.

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. 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 MDW to SEA, then 35 min by road. About 6h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf, if the swell comes

    No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 0% of days.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf, if the swell comes

    No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 0% of days.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf, if the swell comes

    No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 0% of days.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf, if the swell comes

    No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 0% of days.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf, if the swell comes

    No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 0% of days.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to SEA, then 35 min by road. About 6h 40 door to door

The trip from Seattle, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £925–£1,680 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to SEA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£215–£445
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£30–£45
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£925–£1,680

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

Places to eat near Seattle

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