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Devils Palace Near Grower Rock, UK

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About Devils Palace Near Grower Rock

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

The spot faces NW (322°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (142°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 10). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, March, April and May, with about 1 good days in 7; in February, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tintagel, 2.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to NQY, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

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  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Devils Palace Near Grower Rock.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

Devils Palace Near Grower Rock does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct152 ft8 shollow53kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct443 ft12 shollow217kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct594 ft10 shollow246kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct86 ft10 smushy555kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct09 ft8 shollow807kJ13°C
Fri 23Oct07 ft11 smushy1,169kJ12°C
Sat 24Oct75 ft7 shollow215kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct102 ft10 shollow66kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct08 ft9 shollow972kJ15°C
Tue 27Oct203 ft10 shollow155kJ14°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

    Fly ORD to NQY, changing at DUB, then 55 min by road. About 16h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Devils Palace Near Grower Rock

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 5 kn (8 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 24 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to NQY, changing at DUB, then 55 min by road. About 16h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Tintagel each day: Barras Nose, Bossiney haven, Devils Palace Near Grower Rock, Gullies - Tintagel, Tregardock beach.

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Rough cost

About £1,060–£1,985 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 NQY, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£380–£795
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£55–£90
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£250–£420
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£100–£170
Total£1,060–£1,985

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

Places to eat near Tintagel

  • Crossbow cafe & grillBritish · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Oct 2025
  • The Olive GardenItalian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jul 2026
  • VegaVegetarian · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Apr 2026
  • The Big FishFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Sep 2025
  • Tintagel Brewery Cafe & Bistro0.6 km from the centre

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; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

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