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Long Beach, Canada

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Long Beach. Photo: Andie from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Long Beach

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

The spot faces S (202°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (22°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 21). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 14°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 3 good days in 7; in January, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ucluelet.

Water about 11°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 11 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to YVR, direct.

    See flights ORD → YVR · Skyscanner from about £220 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 30 from the airport to Long Beach.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Ucluelet, 20 km (about 35 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Long Beach: 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).

    See all places to stay in Ucluelet, 20 km away on Booking.com →

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Ucluelet · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Ucluelet · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Long Beach on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct07 ft9 scrumbling697kJ10°C
Mon 19Oct534 ft10 shollow241kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct514 ft6 smushy125kJ12°C
Wed 21Oct443 ft7 smushy104kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct276 ft10 scrumbling526kJ12°C
Fri 23Oct345 ft8 scrumbling329kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct564 ft8 smushy164kJ12°C
Sun 25Oct463 ft7 smushy88kJ12°C
Mon 26Oct222 ft6 smushy32kJ11°C
Tue 27Oct142 ft7 shollow28kJ10°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 YVR, then 3h 30 by road. About 11h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Long Beach

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 0 kn (0 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Long Beach

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Long Beach

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Long Beach

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Long Beach

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to YVR, then 3h 30 by road. About 11h 20 door to door

The trip from Ucluelet, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £710–£1,305 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 YVR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£220–£450
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
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£710–£1,305

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

Places to eat near Ucluelet

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. Credits

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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Ucluelet, 20 km (about 35 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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