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Moclips, United States

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Pacific Beach, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Moclips

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

The spot faces W (251°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (71°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.1 km out (1 in 208). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 14°C in July, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 2 good days in 7; in January, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Pacific Beach, 3.2 km away (about 10 min by car).

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 8 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA), direct.

    See flights MDW → SEA · Skyscanner from about £215 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 50 from the airport to Moclips.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Pacific BeachAd

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

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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 Pacific Beach · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Pacific Beach · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Moclips 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 18Oct07 ft9 ssoft728kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct395 ft9 ssoft338kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct553 ft7 smushy103kJ13°C
Wed 21Oct404 ft7 smushy121kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct06 ft10 ssoft673kJ12°C
Fri 23Oct136 ft8 ssoft354kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct524 ft8 smushy211kJ10°C
Sun 25Oct444 ft7 smushy120kJ11°C
Mon 26Oct503 ft7 smushy100kJ10°C
Tue 27Oct413 ft7 smushy80kJ10°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 SEA, then 2h 50 by road. About 8h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Moclips

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Moclips

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Moclips

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Moclips

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to SEA, then 2h 50 by road. About 8h 55 door to door

The trip from Pacific Beach, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,010–£1,825 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 SEA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£215–£445
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£1,010–£1,825

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

Places to eat near Pacific Beach

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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