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Broughton, UK

Stay in Llangennith: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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Broughton Bay
Broughton. Photo: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Broughton

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

The spot faces W (290°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (110°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 12.5 km out (1 in 1250). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Llangennith, 1.9 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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 16 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dublin Airport (DUB), direct. About 26 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 4 h 30 from the airport to Broughton.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Broughton 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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct111 ft8 smushy20kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct111 ft13 ssoft36kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct222 ft10 ssoft60kJ12°C
Wed 21Oct114 ft9 smushy262kJ11°C
Thu 22Oct185 ft7 smushy196kJ13°C
Fri 23Oct104 ft10 smushy315kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct183 ft8 smushy157kJ13°C
Sun 25Oct94 ft9 smushy204kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct145 ft8 smushy258kJ15°C
Tue 27Oct104 ft11 smushy379kJ14°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 DUB, then 4h 30 by road. About 16h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Broughton

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 18 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Llangennith

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 4h 30 by road. About 16h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Llangennith each day: Broughton, Llangennith.

The trip from Llangennith, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,100–£2,045 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 DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£370–£770
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£1,100–£2,045

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

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