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Marsland Point (right), UK

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Wave-cut platform (Welcombe Mouth)
Marsland Point (right). Photo: Fernweh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Marsland Point (right)

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

The spot faces NW (293°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (113°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). 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 Welcombe, 2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to NQY, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

    See flights ORD → NQY · Skyscanner from about £380 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Marsland Point (right).

  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

Marsland Point (right) 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 Marsland Point (right), each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct23, too small2 ft8 shollow53kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct44, fair3 ft12 shollow187kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 20Oct55, good3 ft10 shollow220kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big7 ft10 smushy738kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots11°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big9 ft8 smushy809kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots13°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big8 ft11 smushy1,365kJwind from the west-north-west, 33 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct4, poor5 ft7 smushy226kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots13°C
Sun 25Oct7, too small2 ft10 smushy62kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots13°C
Mon 26Oct0, too big8 ft9 smushy930kJwind from the west-south-west, 19 knots15°C
Tue 27Oct10, too small2 ft10 smushy108kJwind from the west-south-west, 26 knots14°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

    Fly ORD to NQY, changing at DUB, then 1h 25 by road. About 16h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Marsland Point (right)

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

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 11 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to NQY, changing at DUB, then 1h 25 by road. About 16h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Welcombe each day: Marsland Point (left), Marsland Point (right), noahs right, Welcombe mouth.

The trip from Welcombe, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,110–£2,070 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 ORD to NQY, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£380–£795
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£105–£175
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£250–£420
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£100–£170
Total£1,110–£2,070

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

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