North Beach, Canada
No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Lax Kw Alaams, is 112 km away. Nearest airport: ZMT (ZMT), 13 km.
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About North Beach
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces NW (334°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (154°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–17 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.3 km out (1 in 333). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 6°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 14°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Lax Kw Alaams, is 112 km away. Nearest airport: ZMT (ZMT), 13 km.
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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No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Lax Kw Alaams, is 112 km away. Nearest airport: ZMT (ZMT), 13 km.
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Forecast
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 30, too small | 3 ft8 smushy | 87kJ | offshorewind from the south, 6 knots, offshore | 9°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 17, too small | 2 ft6 smushy | 33kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots | 10°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 16, too small | 2 ft8 smushy | 44kJ | offshorewind from the south, 11 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 57, good | 4 ft10 ssoft | 374kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 10°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 29, too small | 3 ft8 smushy | 103kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 9°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 25, too small | 3 ft8 smushy | 68kJ | offshorewind from the south, 2 knots, offshore | 9°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 4, too small | 2 ft6 smushy | 25kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots | 9°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 6, too small | 2 ft5 smushy | 16kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots | 11°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 27, too small | 3 ft5 smushy | 32kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots | 9°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 7, too small | 1 ft6 smushy | 13kJ | wind from the north, 3 knots | 10°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
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Wed 21 OctSurf North Beach
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
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