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Berkeley Island, United States

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About Berkeley Island

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

The spot faces E (79°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (259°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 100.0 km out (1 in 10000). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 6°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 24°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Seaside Heights, 9.1 km away (about 20 min by car).

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), direct.

    See flights MDW → EWR · Skyscanner from about £135 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 55 from the airport to Berkeley Island.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Seaside HeightsAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Berkeley Island 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

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct103 ft5 smushy50kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct195 ft7 smushy170kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct235 ft8 smushy279kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct265 ft7 smushy292kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct345 ft8 smushy287kJ18°C
Fri 23Oct92 ft8 smushy43kJ12°C
Sat 24Oct102 ft5 smushy18kJ10°C
Sun 25Oct82 ft4 smushy8kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct51 ft7 smushy8kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct32 ft6 smushy17kJ15°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 MDW to EWR, then 1h 55 by road. About 5h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Normandy Beach - 7th Street

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 8 ft at 8 s, wind 12 kn (23 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Casino Pier

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to EWR, then 1h 55 by road. About 5h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 7 spots near Seaside Heights each day: Berkeley Island, Brick Beach 2, Casino Pier, Chadwick Beach, Normandy Beach - 7th Street, Seacrest Drive, The Pier.

The trip from Seaside Heights, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £930–£1,655 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 EWR, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£135–£275
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£115–£190
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£930–£1,655

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

Places to eat near Seaside Heights

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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