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Long Sands,York Beach,ME, United States

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About Long Sands,York Beach,ME

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

The spot faces SE (140°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (320°). 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 950 m out (1 in 93). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is York, 3.6 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Long Sands,York Beach,ME.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in YorkAd

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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 18Oct91 ft11 scrumbling11kJ11°C
Mon 19Oct182 ft7 smushy41kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct504 ft7 smushy175kJ16°C
Wed 21Oct443 ft7 smushy113kJ13°C
Thu 22Oct554 ft7 smushy168kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct312 ft7 smushy52kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct453 ft6 smushy60kJ10°C
Sun 25Oct91 ft4 smushy5kJ16°C
Mon 26Oct91 ft7 smushy5kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct91 ft3 smushy3kJ12°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 PWM, then 1h 20 by road. About 5h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Long Sands,York Beach,ME

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Long Sands,York Beach,ME

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 10 kn (19 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Long Sands,York Beach,ME

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Short Sands

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PWM, then 1h 20 by road. About 5h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near York each day: Long Sands,York Beach,ME, Short Sands, Short Sands Beach.

The trip from York, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £945–£1,685 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 PWM, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£150–£305
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£945–£1,685

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

Places to eat near York

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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