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La Push, United States

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La Push Beach
La Push. Photo: Pascal WEBER from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About La Push

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

The spot faces SW (216°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (36°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 54). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 13°C in July, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, September and October, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sekiu.

Water about 12°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 9 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA), direct.

    See flights MDW → SEA · Skyscanner from about £215 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 3 h 25 from the airport to La Push.

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Sekiu, 47 km (about 1h 25 by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer La Push: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

La Push 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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Push, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big7 ft9 ssoft727kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots13°C
Mon 19Oct32, poor4 ft8 smushy209kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots11°C
Tue 20Oct56, good4 ft7 smushy127kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct50, good3 ft7 smushy114kJwind from the west, 1 knot11°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft9 ssoft632kJwind from the west, 3 knots12°C
Fri 23Oct23, poor5 ft8 smushy325kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct39, fair4 ft8 smushy209kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots, offshore10°C
Sun 25Oct26, poor3 ft7 smushy91kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots11°C
Mon 26Oct38, fair3 ft7 smushy76kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore10°C
Tue 27Oct31, too small2 ft7 smushy50kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore12°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 MDW to SEA, then 3h 25 by road. About 9h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf La Push

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

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf La Push

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf La Push

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf La Push

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to SEA, then 3h 25 by road. About 9h 30 door to door

The trip from Sekiu, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,010–£1,825 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to SEA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£215–£445
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£1,010–£1,825

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

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