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Dutches Wedge, United States

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Ocean City, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: JoshE3 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Dutches Wedge

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

The spot faces S (201°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (21°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–17 ft of swell. The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 24°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Ocean City, 4.8 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 14 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PHL, direct.

    See flights MDW → PHL · Skyscanner from about £130 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 50 from the airport to Dutches Wedge.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct464 ft6 s138kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct325 ft7 s265kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct335 ft8 s305kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct116 ft8 s363kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct415 ft8 s216kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct183 ft7 s60kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct152 ft5 s20kJ11°C
Sun 25Oct162 ft5 s21kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct81 ft6 s14kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct132 ft8 s44kJ15°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. 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

    Direct flight MDW to PHL, then 1h 50 by road. About 5h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Great Egg Harbor Inlet (Longport)

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Great Egg Harbor Inlet (Longport)

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Ocean City - 37th St

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf 59th Street Pier

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PHL, then 1h 50 by road. About 5h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 17 spots near Ocean City each day: 1st Street, 36th Street Jetty, 57th Street, 59th Street Pier, Dutches Wedge, Flukies, Great Egg Harbor Inlet (Longport), North St., Ocean City - 14th 15th St, Ocean City - 1st Catamaran, Ocean City - 37th St, Ocean City - 7th Street, Ocean City - 8th Ave Jetty, Ocean City - 8th Street, Rockies, TwentySevens, Waverly.

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Rough cost

About £925–£1,650 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 MDW to PHL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£130–£270
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£925–£1,650

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

Places to eat near Ocean City

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. Credits

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