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Harlyn Bay, UK

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Harlyn Bay beach
Harlyn Bay. Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Harlyn Bay

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

The spot faces N (2°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (182°). 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 500 m out (1 in 50). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Harlyn, 0.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 10 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 16 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → NQY · Skyscanner from about £380 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Harlyn Bay, 22 km.

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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

Harlyn Bay 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 18Oct32 ft8 smushy48kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct73 ft12 scrumbling211kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct193 ft10 ssoft212kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct96 ft10 smushy561kJ13°C
Thu 22Oct436 ft8 smushy422kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct127 ft11 smushy1,004kJ12°C
Sat 24Oct477 ft8 smushy519kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct32 ft10 scrumbling72kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct377 ft8 smushy583kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct83 ft11 scrumbling243kJ13°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 NQY, changing at DUB, then 50 min by road. About 16h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 10 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Harlyn Bay

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 13 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Harlyn Bay

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 7 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to NQY, changing at DUB, then 50 min by road. About 16h 20 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,040–£1,950 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 NQY, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£380–£795
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£35–£55
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£1,040–£1,950

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

Places to eat near Harlyn

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