Ambleside Park, Canada
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About Ambleside Park
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces SW (247°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (67°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 63). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 7°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is North Vancouver, 5.7 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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From Chicago: about 8 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. ORD to YVR, direct.
See flights ORD → YVR · Skyscanner from about £220 returnAdGetting there. 35 min from the airport to Ambleside Park.
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Forecast
Ambleside Park 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
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 1, too small | under 1 ft2 s | 0kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 4, too small | 1 ft3 smushy | 1kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 12°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 3, too small | 1 ft3 smushy | 2kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots | 13°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 1, too small | under 1 ft2 s | 0kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot | 13°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 2, too small | 1 ft3 smushy | 1kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 11°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 3, too small | 1 ft2 smushy | 1kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 9°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 1, too small | under 1 ft2 s | 0kJ | wind from the west, 5 knots | 11°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 3, too small | 1 ft3 smushy | 1kJ | wind from the south, 1 knot | 10°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 1, too small | under 1 ft2 s | 0kJ | wind from the north, 1 knot | 10°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 1, too small | under 1 ft2 s | 0kJ | offshorewind from the east, 7 knots, offshore | 9°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
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Direct flight ORD to YVR, then 35 min by road. About 8h 25 door to door
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Direct flight ORD to YVR, then 35 min by road. About 8h 25 door to door
The plan picks the best of 2 spots near North Vancouver each day: 29th Street, Ambleside Park.
Rough cost
About £665–£1,230 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to YVR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | £220–£450 |
| To the UK airport | parking or the train, there and back | £35–£65 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | £25–£40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | £165–£280 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | £155–£290 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about £85 to fly your own | £65–£105 |
| Total | £665–£1,230 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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