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Jerseys - El tico, Jersey

Stay in St. Brelade: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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About Jerseys - El tico

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

The spot faces W (273°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (93°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.2 km out (1 in 123). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in March, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is St. Brelade, 2.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 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 16 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to JER, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

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

  2. Getting there. 20 min from the airport to Jerseys - El tico.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Forecast

Jerseys - El tico does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct132 ft9 ssoft48kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct242 ft13 ssoft100kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct223 ft11 smushy169kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct82 ft12 smushy145kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct06 ft9 smushy540kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct183 ft14 smushy451kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct86 ft9 smushy453kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct41 ft12 smushy24kJ16°C
Mon 26Oct06 ft9 smushy568kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct103 ft11 smushy176kJ16°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

    Fly ORD to JER, changing at DUB, then 20 min by road. About 16h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 11 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Jersey - Plemont

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 20 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to JER, changing at DUB, then 20 min by road. About 16h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 9 spots near St. Brelade each day: Jersey - Goldsmiths, Jersey - Greve de Lecq, Jersey - Les Laveurs, Jersey - Petit Port, Jersey - Plemont, Jersey - Stinkies, Jersey - Watersplash, Jerseys - El tico, St Brelade.

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Rough cost

About £830–£1,585 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 JER, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£395–£820
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£830–£1,585

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

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