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Love Beach, Bahamas

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

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Nassau, the nearest town, 14 km away. Photo: Der-wuppertaler, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Love Beach

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

The spot faces N (340°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (160°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 29). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in November and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Nassau. Within 5 km we also list 5 dive sites.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 7 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to NAS, direct.

    See flights ORD → NAS · Skyscanner from about £180 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 20 min from the airport to Love Beach.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Nassau, 14 km (about 25 min by car)Ad

    Love Beach is 14 km from the beds: 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 Nassau, 14 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

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

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Love 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 18Oct51 ft8 shollow11kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct344 ft10 smushy259kJ28°C
Tue 20Oct263 ft9 smushy189kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct222 ft6 smushy37kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct403 ft7 smushy81kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct373 ft9 scrumbling107kJ26°C
Sat 24Oct182 ft8 scrumbling61kJ25°C
Sun 25Oct42 ft10 smushy103kJ25°C
Mon 26Oct36 ft9 smushy424kJ26°C
Tue 27Oct413 ft10 smushy212kJ26°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 NAS, then 20 min by road. About 7h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Love Beach

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Love Beach

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 3 ft at 9 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to NAS, then 20 min by road. About 7h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Nassau each day: Love Beach, Paradise Island.

The trip from Nassau, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £615–£1,145 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 NAS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£180–£380
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£615–£1,145

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

Places to eat near Nassau

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: Nassau, 14 km (about 25 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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