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Indian Rocks Beach, United States

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Indian Rocks Beach, the nearest town. Photo: Michelle Maria, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Indian Rocks Beach

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

The spot faces W (266°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (86°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 6.7 km out (1 in 667). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 31°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, August, September and October, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Indian Rocks Beach, 0 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → TPA · Skyscanner from about £155 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Indian Rocks Beach.

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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 experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct102 ft4 smushy10kJ26°C
Mon 19Oct62 ft4 smushy6kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct51 ft3 smushy3kJ26°C
Wed 21Oct21 ft3 smushy1kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct41 ft3 smushy2kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct21 ft3 smushy1kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct81 ft4 smushy4kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct61 ft4 smushy6kJ30°C
Mon 26Oct11 ft5 s2kJ28°C
Tue 27Oct21 ft5 smushy3kJ29°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

    Direct flight MDW to TPA, then 55 min by road. About 5h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

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

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 4 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 6 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 5 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 12 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to TPA, then 55 min by road. About 5h 25 door to door

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Rough cost

About £890–£1,610 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 MDW to TPA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£155–£325
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£55–£95
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£890–£1,610

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

Places to eat near Indian Rocks Beach

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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