Bay 1, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Brooklyn New York, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 11 km.

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About Bay 1

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

The spot faces SE (151°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (331°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 24°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Brooklyn New York, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 11 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 4 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to LaGuardia Airport (LGA), direct.
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Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Bay 1.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bay 1, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 s	16kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	6 ft8 s	443kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	6 ft8 s	367kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	5 ft8 s	287kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	34, too small	5 ft8 s	238kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 s	35kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 s	6kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	12°C
Sun 25Oct	3, too small	1 ft4 s	3kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	16°C
Mon 26Oct	2, too small	1 ft8 s	3kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	16°C
Tue 27Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 s	25kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	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. 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 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to LGA, then 45 min by road. About 4h 40 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Bay 1
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Bay 1
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to LGA, then 45 min by road. About 4h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £585–£1,080 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.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to LGA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£135–£280
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£40–£65
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£585–£1,080

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

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