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Jabba's, UK

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Dunes footpath to the beach and the sea at Mablethorpe
Jabba's. Photo: Peter Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Jabba's

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

The spot faces E (70°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (250°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.0 km out (1 in 400). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 6°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 17°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, October and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mablethorpe, 1.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → LHR · Skyscanner from about £395 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 4 h from the airport to Jabba's.

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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 18Oct32 ft7 smushy22kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct253 ft5 smushy45kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct72 ft6 smushy38kJ13°C
Wed 21Oct202 ft5 smushy13kJ13°C
Thu 22Oct101 ft4 smushy4kJ12°C
Fri 23Oct102 ft4 smushy13kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct242 ft6 smushy25kJ10°C
Sun 25Oct2under 1 ft4 s1kJ12°C
Mon 26Oct2under 1 ft3 s0kJ12°C
Tue 27Oct31 ft5 smushy3kJ14°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 LHR, then 4h by road. About 16h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  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 LHR, then 4h by road. About 16h 25 door to door

The trip from Mablethorpe, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,125–£2,095 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 LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£395–£820
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£105–£175
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£250–£420
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£100–£170
Total£1,125–£2,095

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

Places to eat near Mablethorpe

  • Best Grill MablethorpeBar and grill · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Oct 2025
  • China RoseChinese · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 0 of 5, Oct 2024
  • CooplandsBritish · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Oct 2025
  • Gerardo'sItalian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Aug 2026
  • Presto TakeawayPizza · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jun 2025
  • Salt & Pepper VillageIndian · 0.1 km from the centre

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; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

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