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Brighton (West Pier), UK

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The remains of the West Pier from Brighton beach
Brighton (West Pier). Photo: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Brighton (West Pier)

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

The spot faces S (188°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (8°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.4 km out (1 in 238). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Brighton, 0.9 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 14 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → LHR · Skyscanner from about £395 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 40 from the airport to Brighton (West Pier).

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Brighton · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Brighton · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct61 ft4 smushy2kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct71 ft3 smushy1kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct152 ft3 smushy11kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct63 ft4 smushy35kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct294 ft7 smushy100kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct173 ft8 ssoft141kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct294 ft6 smushy99kJ13°C
Sun 25Oct102 ft6 smushy30kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct52 ft9 smushy67kJ14°C
Tue 27Oct21 ft5 smushy8kJ16°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to LHR, then 1h 40 by road. About 14h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 13 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Hot pipe

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Hot pipe

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to LHR, then 1h 40 by road. About 14h door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Brighton each day: Brighton Marina, Brighton New Beach, Brighton (West Pier), Hot pipe, Shoreham.

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Rough cost

About £1,125–£2,095 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 ORD to LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£395–£820
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£105–£175
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£250–£420
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£100–£170
Total£1,125–£2,095

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

Places to eat near Brighton

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; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

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