Back to results

Monahans Dock, United States

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

Also within 20 km of Narragansett

Watch this spot We email you when Monahans Dock is worth the trip.

Narragansettbuilding
Narragansett, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: User:LionOfJudah80, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Monahans Dock

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

The spot faces SE (125°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (305°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 40). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 21°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For beginners the best month is usually July, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Narragansett, 2.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Save this trip A link to come back to, or to send to the group.

Book the trip

From Chicago: about 5 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD), direct.

    See flights MDW → PVD · Skyscanner from about £145 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Monahans Dock.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in NarragansettAd

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

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay 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 Narragansett · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Narragansett · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Monahans Dock on Google Maps · Directions

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct61 ft5 smushy3kJ11°C
Mon 19Oct474 ft6 smushy118kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct243 ft8 scrumbling116kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct162 ft8 smushy63kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct312 ft7 smushy56kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct101 ft7 smushy11kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct31 ft3 smushy1kJ9°C
Sun 25Oct4under 1 ft9 s2kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct5under 1 ft7 s2kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct101 ft8 smushy20kJ13°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 PVD, then 55 min by road. About 5h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PVD, then 55 min by road. About 5h 05 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Narragansett each day: Coast Guard House, Monahans Dock, Naragansett, Narragansett Town Beach, Scarborough State Beach.

The trip from Narragansett, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £885–£1,590 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 PVD, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£145–£300
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£60–£100
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£885–£1,590

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

Places to eat near Narragansett

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

Book the trip

Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Places to stay · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.