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Cambell, United States

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Also within 20 km of Bethany Beach

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Cambell. Photo: Doug Olson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Cambell

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

The spot faces E (88°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (268°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 66). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 24°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bethany Beach, 0.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

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 6 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. MDW to PHL, direct.

    See flights MDW → PHL · Skyscanner from about £130 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 55 from the airport to Cambell.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Bethany BeachAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Bethany Beach · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Bethany Beach · 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 18Oct194 ft7 smushy131kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct85 ft9 smushy358kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct07 ft8 ssoft533kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct07 ft8 smushy526kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct235 ft7 smushy248kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct333 ft7 smushy79kJ12°C
Sat 24Oct213 ft5 smushy29kJ12°C
Sun 25Oct393 ft5 smushy37kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct252 ft6 smushy32kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct92 ft7 smushy41kJ16°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 MDW to PHL, then 2h 55 by road. About 6h 40 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
    Rest day

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Indian River Inlet

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Cambell

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 26 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PHL, then 2h 55 by road. About 6h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Bethany Beach each day: Bethany Hollywood St, Cambell, Indian River Inlet, South Side.

The trip from Bethany Beach, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £925–£1,650 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 PHL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£130–£270
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£925–£1,650

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

Places to eat near Bethany Beach

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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