Húsavik, Faroe Islands

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Lerwick, is 350 km away. Nearest airport: FAE (FAE), 43 km.

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About Húsavik

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

The spot faces E (82°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (262°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 11). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 7°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 11°C in August, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Lerwick, is 350 km away. Nearest airport: FAE (FAE), 43 km.

Water about 10°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to FAE, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG).
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Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Húsavik.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Lerwick, is 350 km away. Nearest airport: FAE (FAE), 43 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 Húsavik, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, poor	4 ft10 shollow	263kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 23 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	5 ft11 shollow	457kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 21 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	11, poor	4 ft6 smushy	128kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 19 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft7 smushy	443kJ	wind from the south-east, 16 knots	10°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	3 ft8 shollow	104kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	3 ft9 shollow	102kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft9 shollow	130kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	8°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft7 smushy	747kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	9°C
Mon 26Oct	13, poor	5 ft7 shollow	167kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	9°C
Tue 27Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 shollow	51kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	8°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
Fly ORD to FAE, changing at CDG, then 1h 05 by road. About 19h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to FAE, changing at CDG, then 1h 05 by road. About 19h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £680–£1,310 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 ORD to FAE, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£355–£735
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£680–£1,310

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

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