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BP, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Westhampton, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ISP (ISP), 19 km.

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About BP

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

The spot faces S (158°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (338°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 23°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Westhampton, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ISP (ISP), 19 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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 5 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to HVN, direct.

    See flights ORD → HVN · Skyscanner from about £140 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to BP.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Westhampton, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ISP (ISP), 19 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Forecast

BP does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at BP, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct27, too small3 ft5 s29kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct10, poor5 ft7 s172kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct0, too big6 ft8 s445kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct18, poor6 ft8 s363kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore15°C
Thu 22Oct39, fair4 ft7 s188kJwind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore17°C
Fri 23Oct25, too small2 ft7 s45kJwind from the north, 16 knots, offshore12°C
Sat 24Oct20, too small2 ft4 s12kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore10°C
Sun 25Oct8, too small1 ft4 s4kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore14°C
Mon 26Oct6, too small1 ft7 s4kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots16°C
Tue 27Oct23, too small2 ft7 s39kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore13°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to HVN, then 1h 20 by road. About 5h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf BP

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf BP

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to HVN, then 1h 20 by road. About 5h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £665–£1,210 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
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to HVN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£140–£285
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£115–£190
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£665–£1,210

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

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