Cherry Hill, Canada
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Lunenburg, 30 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YHZ (YHZ), 114 km.
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About Cherry Hill
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces SE (133°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (313°). It is exposed 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 1.6 km out (1 in 156). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 2°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 17°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually September and October, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Lunenburg, 30 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YHZ (YHZ), 114 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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From Chicago: about 9 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to YHZ, direct.
See flights ORD → YHZ · Skyscanner from about £175 returnAdGetting there. 2 h 15 from the airport to Cherry Hill.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Lunenburg, 30 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YHZ (YHZ), 114 km.
Hire and lessons.
Surf lessons in Cherry Hill · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Cherry Hill · GetYourGuideAd
Where it is
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Forecast
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 23, too small | 2 ft8 smushy | 25kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore | 10°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 24, poor | 3 ft5 smushy | 48kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 12°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 21, poor | 5 ft7 smushy | 236kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots | 14°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 23, poor | 3 ft6 smushy | 92kJ | wind from the north-east, 15 knots | 11°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 0, too big | 7 ft7 smushy | 337kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots | 10°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 52, good | 3 ft6 smushy | 77kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore | 7°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 49, good | 5 ft7 smushy | 188kJ | offshorewind from the north, 14 knots, offshore | 8°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 46, fair | 3 ft7 smushy | 89kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore | 13°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 11, too small | 1 ft6 smushy | 11kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 15°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 11, too small | 1 ft7 smushy | 6kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore | 10°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
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Direct flight ORD to YHZ, then 2h 15 by road. About 9h door to door
- Tue 20 OctSurf Cherry Hill
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).
- Wed 21 OctSurf Cherry Hill
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 15 kn (27 km/h).
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
- Fri 23 OctSurf Cherry Hill
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
- Sat 24 OctSurf Cherry Hill
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Direct flight ORD to YHZ, then 2h 15 by road. About 9h door to door
Rough cost
About £500–£940 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.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to YHZ, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | £175–£365 |
| To the UK airport | parking or the train, there and back | £35–£65 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | £70–£115 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | £155–£290 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about £85 to fly your own | £65–£105 |
| Total | £500–£940 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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