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frainslake sands, UK

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Also within 20 km of Milford Haven

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Remains on the beach, Frainslake Sands
frainslake sands. Photo: M J Roscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About frainslake sands

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

The spot faces W (251°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (71°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 44). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Milford Haven, 7.9 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 15 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dublin Airport (DUB), direct. About 26 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → DUB · Skyscanner from about £370 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 4 h from the airport to frainslake sands.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Milford HavenAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Milford Haven · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Milford Haven · GetYourGuideAd

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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 18Oct222 ft8 smushy29kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct232 ft13 shollow76kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct382 ft10 scrumbling109kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct164 ft8 smushy213kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct295 ft7 smushy250kJ13°C
Fri 23Oct96 ft10 smushy604kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct165 ft8 smushy298kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct154 ft10 smushy255kJ12°C
Mon 26Oct95 ft9 smushy437kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct133 ft12 smushy270kJ13°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

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 4h by road. About 15h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf frainslake sands

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 2 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 22 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 4h by road. About 15h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Milford Haven each day: frainslake sands, Fresh Water West, Freshwater West.

The trip from Milford Haven, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,100–£2,045 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 DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£370–£770
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£105–£175
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£1,100–£2,045

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

Places to eat near Milford Haven

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