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Mattiscombe, UK

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Rocky Foreshore East of Lannacombe Beach
Lannacombe Bay. Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Mattiscombe

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

The spot faces S (170°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (350°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 10°C in February, 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 month is usually March, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Salcombe, 8.3 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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 EXT, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

    See flights ORD → EXT · Skyscanner from about £385 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Mattiscombe.

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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

Mattiscombe 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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct413 ft5 shollow39kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct52 ft5 smushy21kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct142 ft4 shollow9kJ13°C
Wed 21Oct214 ft10 shollow238kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct75 ft7 smushy205kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct234 ft12 shollow438kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct103 ft8 smushy118kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct213 ft8 shollow127kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct173 ft10 shollow191kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct61 ft8 shollow26kJ15°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 EXT, changing at DUB, then 1h 20 by road. About 16h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Beesands

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Beesands

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Beesands

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Beesands

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to EXT, changing at DUB, then 1h 20 by road. About 16h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Salcombe each day: Beesands, Mattiscombe, Salcombe.

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Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,080 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 EXT, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£385–£805
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£1,115–£2,080

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

Places to eat near Salcombe

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