Horseneck Beach, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Newport, 19 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NPT (NPT), 17 km.

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About Horseneck Beach

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

The spot faces S (199°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (19°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 114). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 22°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Newport, 19 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NPT (NPT), 17 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD), direct.
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Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Horseneck Beach.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Newport, 19 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NPT (NPT), 17 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Horseneck Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	35, poor	3 ft9 ssoft	145kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	1 ft8 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	1 ft7 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	1 ft7 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	9°C
Sun 25Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft13 s	2kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	13°C
Mon 26Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft8 s	1kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	17°C
Tue 27Oct	10, too small	1 ft8 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore	12°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to PVD, then 1h by road. About 5h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to PVD, then 1h by road. About 5h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £620–£1,140 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to PVD, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£145–£300
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£65–£105
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£620–£1,140

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

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