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LBI - Sands, United States

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About LBI - Sands

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

The spot faces SE (119°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (299°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 24°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually September and October, with about 2 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ship Bottom, 0.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → PHL · Skyscanner from about £130 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h from the airport to LBI - Sands.

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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 18Oct124 ft6 s127kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct196 ft7 s293kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct226 ft8 s463kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct277 ft8 s574kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct507 ft7 s435kJ18°C
Fri 23Oct113 ft8 s75kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct83 ft5 s38kJ11°C
Sun 25Oct112 ft5 s21kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct72 ft6 s18kJ15°C
Tue 27Oct42 ft7 s35kJ14°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. 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 PHL, then 2h by road. About 5h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Cedars

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Cedars

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Cape May Ave.

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PHL, then 2h by road. About 5h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 13 spots near Ship Bottom each day: 31sth Street, 58th Street, 5th street in ship bottom, Cape May Ave., Cedars, Harvey Cedars - 7 E. Cape May Street, LBI - Hudson Ave.,, LBI - Long Beach Island, LBI - Sands, LBI - Ship Bottom, LBI - Ship Bottom, 31th., 30th, Middlesex, Samastian.

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Rough cost

About £925–£1,650 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 PHL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£130–£270
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£925–£1,650

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

Places to eat near Ship Bottom

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