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Guernsey - Suck Reef, Guernsey

Stay in St Peter Port: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of St Peter Port

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About Guernsey - Suck Reef

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

The spot faces N (340°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (160°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 750 m out (1 in 76). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 10°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 St Peter Port, 5.8 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 10 surf spots.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to GCI, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

    See flights ORD → GCI · Skyscanner from about £395 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Guernsey - Suck Reef.

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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 18Oct42 ft9 smushy46kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct262 ft13 scrumbling106kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct163 ft11 smushy176kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct124 ft11 smushy295kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct06 ft9 ssoft551kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct123 ft14 smushy359kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct175 ft9 ssoft394kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct82 ft10 ssoft87kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct06 ft9 ssoft567kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct243 ft11 ssoft271kJ17°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

    Fly ORD to GCI, changing at DUB, then 25 min by road. About 16h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 19 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Guernsey - Fort Le Marchant

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to GCI, changing at DUB, then 25 min by road. About 16h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 9 spots near St Peter Port each day: Guernsey - Centres, Guernsey - Fort Le Marchant, Guernsey - L'Ancresse Pembroke, Guernsey - Portinfer, Guernsey - Suck Reef, Guernsey - The Knife, Guernsey - T'otherside, Guernsey - Vazon Beach, Guernsey - Vazon Reef.

The trip from St Peter Port, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £830–£1,580 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 GCI, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£395–£815
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£830–£1,580

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

Places to eat near St Peter Port

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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