Deadman's, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Westport, 49 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ACV (ACV), 106 km.

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About Deadman's

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

The spot faces S (199°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (19°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 41). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 11°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 13°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Westport, 49 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ACV (ACV), 106 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 11 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to ACV, changing at Denver International Airport (DEN).
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Getting there. 2 h 10 from the airport to Deadman's.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Westport, 49 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ACV (ACV), 106 km.
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Forecast

Deadman's does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Deadman's, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	47, fair	7 ft8 ssoft	599kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	547kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	9 ft10 ssoft	1,373kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	5 ft8 smushy	210kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	15°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	211kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	47, fair	7 ft7 smushy	368kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	15°C
Mon 26Oct	39, fair	6 ft8 smushy	407kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 27Oct	23, too small	4 ft7 smushy	182kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	18°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to ACV, changing at DEN, then 2h 10 by road. About 11h 50 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Deadman's
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 9 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to ACV, changing at DEN, then 2h 10 by road. About 11h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £750–£1,395 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
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to ACV, estimated from distance and season, changing at DEN, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£225–£470
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£115–£190
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£750–£1,395

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

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