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Neah Bay -3rd Beach, United States

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Near Neah Bay -3rd Beach, 1 km away. Photo: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Neah Bay -3rd Beach

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

The spot faces NE (30°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (210°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 35). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 12°C in July, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). The town to stay in is Neah Bay, 3.1 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 11°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 9 h 45 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. 3 h 45 from the airport to Neah Bay -3rd Beach.

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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

Neah Bay -3rd Beach does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct214 ft9 scrumbling225kJ11°C
Tue 20Oct93 ft7 smushy68kJ12°C
Wed 21Oct123 ft8 smushy82kJ11°C
Thu 22Oct274 ft10 scrumbling321kJ11°C
Fri 23Oct215 ft8 smushy255kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct33 ft8 smushy103kJ10°C
Sun 25Oct72 ft8 smushy37kJ10°C
Mon 26Oct31 ft8 shollow10kJ10°C
Tue 27Oct82 ft12 shollow88kJ9°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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to SEA, then 3h 45 by road. About 9h 45 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Neah Bay - Hobuck

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 7 ft at 8 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Neah Bay - Hobuck

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 7 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to SEA, then 3h 45 by road. About 9h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Neah Bay each day: Neah Bay -3rd Beach, Neah Bay - Hobuck, The Dump.

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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 Neah Bay

  • Linda's Woodfired KitchenPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Pat's Place0.1 km from the centre
  • Warmhouse RestaurantAmerican · 0.6 km from the centre
  • Calvin's Crab HouseSeafood · 0.9 km from the centre

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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