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Harvey Cedars - 7 E. Cape May Street, United States

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About Harvey Cedars - 7 E. Cape May Street

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

The spot faces SW (215°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (35°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 24°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Ship Bottom, 6.6 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PHL, direct.

    See flights MDW → PHL · Skyscanner from about £130 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 2 h from the airport to Harvey Cedars - 7 E. Cape May Street.

  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

Harvey Cedars - 7 E. Cape May Street 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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Harvey Cedars - 7 E. Cape May Street, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct18, too small4 ft6 s93kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore13°C
Mon 19Oct30, too small5 ft7 s190kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct35, too small5 ft8 s313kJwind from the north, 19 knots, offshore17°C
Wed 21Oct39, fair6 ft8 s394kJwind from the north, 15 knots, offshore14°C
Thu 22Oct25, too small5 ft8 s297kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small2 ft7 s39kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore12°C
Sat 24Oct10, too small2 ft5 s24kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore10°C
Sun 25Oct7, too small2 ft5 s14kJwind from the north, 5 knots, offshore13°C
Mon 26Oct4, too small1 ft6 s13kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots15°C
Tue 27Oct6, too small2 ft7 s24kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots, offshore14°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. 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

    Direct flight MDW to PHL, then 2h by road. About 5h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Harvey Cedars - 7 E. Cape May Street

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Harvey Cedars - 7 E. Cape May Street

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Cape May Ave.

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PHL, then 2h by road. About 5h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 13 spots near Ship Bottom each day: 31sth Street, 58th Street, 5th street in ship bottom, Cape May Ave., Cedars, Harvey Cedars - 7 E. Cape May Street, LBI - Hudson Ave.,, LBI - Long Beach Island, LBI - Sands, LBI - Ship Bottom, LBI - Ship Bottom, 31th., 30th, Middlesex, Samastian.

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Rough cost

About £925–£1,650 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PHL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£130–£270
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£115–£190
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£925–£1,650

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

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