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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.

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

    See flights ORD → YHZ · Skyscanner from about £175 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 2 h 15 from the airport to Cherry Hill.

  3. Accommodation.

    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.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Surf spot

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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cherry Hill, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct10, too small2 ft8 smushy25kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore10°C
Mon 19Oct9, too small3 ft5 smushy48kJwind from the east, 5 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct37, fair6 ft7 smushy298kJwind from the north, 10 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct9, too small3 ft6 smushy92kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots11°C
Thu 22Oct52, good7 ft7 smushy337kJwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore10°C
Fri 23Oct21, too small3 ft6 smushy77kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore7°C
Sat 24Oct39, fair5 ft7 smushy240kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore8°C
Sun 25Oct18, too small3 ft7 smushy89kJwind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore13°C
Mon 26Oct5, too small1 ft6 smushy11kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots15°C
Tue 27Oct5, too small1 ft7 smushy6kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore10°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to YHZ, then 2h 15 by road. About 9h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Cherry Hill

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Cherry Hill

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 7 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Cherry Hill

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel 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.

Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to YHZ, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£175–£365
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 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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