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Freshwater East, UK

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Beach at Freshwater East
Freshwater East. Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Freshwater East

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

The spot faces SE (139°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (319°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 72). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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). The town to stay in is Freshwater East, 0.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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 18 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CWL, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 7 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → CWL · Skyscanner from about £385 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to Freshwater East, 161 km.

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  3. Accommodation.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Freshwater East · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Freshwater East · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Freshwater East does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct52 ft8 smushy32kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct22 ft13 smushy77kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct133 ft10 ssoft109kJ13°C
Wed 21Oct265 ft9 ssoft405kJ11°C
Thu 22Oct437 ft7 smushy526kJ13°C
Fri 23Oct427 ft10 ssoft953kJ10°C
Sat 24Oct95 ft9 smushy336kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct143 ft10 ssoft183kJ12°C
Mon 26Oct217 ft9 ssoft594kJ12°C
Tue 27Oct53 ft12 ssoft231kJ13°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to CWL, changing at DUB, then 2h 30 by road. About 18h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Freshwater East

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Freshwater East

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 7 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Freshwater East

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 7 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 17 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to CWL, changing at DUB, then 2h 30 by road. About 18h door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,075 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 CWL, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£385–£800
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£1,115–£2,075

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

Places to eat near Freshwater East

  • Jacks at the Longhouse0.7 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Jul 2026

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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