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Indian Wells, United States

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East Hampton, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Indian Wells

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

The spot faces SE (155°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (335°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 70). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 5°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 months are usually January, February, March and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is East Hampton, 3.9 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to HVN, direct.

    See flights ORD → HVN · Skyscanner from about £140 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Indian Wells.

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct212 ft4 smushy12kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct224 ft6 smushy146kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct225 ft7 smushy257kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct265 ft8 smushy294kJ13°C
Thu 22Oct404 ft7 smushy142kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct242 ft7 smushy42kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct152 ft4 smushy9kJ12°C
Sun 25Oct51 ft7 smushy5kJ16°C
Mon 26Oct61 ft7 smushy5kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct232 ft8 smushy39kJ18°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to HVN, then 1h 35 by road. About 5h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Beach Lane

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Beach Lane

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Beach Lane

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to HVN, then 1h 35 by road. About 5h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 6 spots near East Hampton each day: Beach Lane, Georgica pond, Indian Wells, Main Beach, The Jetty, Wyborg.

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Rough cost

About £935–£1,665 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 HVN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£140–£285
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£935–£1,665

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

Places to eat near East Hampton

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