Fishermans Island, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Virginia Beach, 27 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ORF (ORF), 30 km.

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About Fishermans Island

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

The spot faces S (164°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (344°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 5.3 km out (1 in 526). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 6°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 26°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually September and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Virginia Beach, 27 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ORF (ORF), 30 km.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 4 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to ORF, direct.
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Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Fishermans Island.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Fishermans Island, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	5 ft9 ssoft	278kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	4 ft9 ssoft	255kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	4 ft8 smushy	139kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	35, poor	3 ft7 smushy	74kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	14°C
Sat 24Oct	32, poor	2 ft6 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	14°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots, offshore	15°C
Mon 26Oct	47, fair	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 27Oct	65, good	2 ft8 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	17°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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for beginner surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to ORF, then 50 min by road. About 4h 45 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Fishermans Island
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Fishermans Island
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 2 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Fishermans Island
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Surf Fishermans Island
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to ORF, then 50 min by road. About 4h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £590–£1,095 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 ORF, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£130–£275
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£50–£85
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£590–£1,095

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

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