Fourchon, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Grand Isle, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MSY (MSY), 101 km.

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About Fourchon

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

The spot faces SE (146°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (326°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.8 km out (1 in 385). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 31°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in September, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Grand Isle, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MSY (MSY), 101 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 6 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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Getting there. 2 h 05 from the airport to Fourchon.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Grand Isle, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MSY (MSY), 101 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fourchon, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	2 ft6 smushy	27kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 19 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	20, poor	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 19 knots	22°C
Mon 26Oct	22, poor	3 ft6 smushy	48kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	21°C
Tue 27Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	22°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to MSY, then 2h 05 by road. About 6h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 25 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to MSY, then 2h 05 by road. About 6h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £665–£1,220 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 MSY, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£140–£295
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		£665–£1,220

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

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