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Cooper's beach, United States

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About Cooper's beach

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

The spot faces SE (155°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (335°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 86). 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 22°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Southampton, 2.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Cooper's beach.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct492 ft4 smushy12kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct04 ft7 smushy156kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct06 ft8 smushy409kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct05 ft7 smushy214kJ13°C
Thu 22Oct06 ft7 smushy331kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct602 ft7 smushy42kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct482 ft4 smushy10kJ12°C
Sun 25Oct171 ft8 scrumbling7kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct181 ft7 smushy4kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct592 ft8 smushy38kJ18°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to HVN, then 1h 20 by road. About 5h 35 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
    Rest day

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Cooper's beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Flying point beach

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to HVN, then 1h 20 by road. About 5h 35 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Southampton each day: Cooper's beach, Flying point beach, Ocean Road, The Cut.

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Rough cost

About £935–£1,665 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 HVN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£140–£285
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£935–£1,665

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

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