North Litchfield, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Pawleys Island, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MYR (MYR), 26 km.

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About North Litchfield

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

The spot faces SE (124°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (304°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.5 km out (1 in 455). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 13°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 28°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually July and August, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Pawleys Island, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MYR (MYR), 26 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 4 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to MYR, direct.
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Getting there. 45 min from the airport to North Litchfield.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Pawleys Island, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MYR (MYR), 26 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at North Litchfield, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	2 ft6 smushy	35kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	4 ft8 ssoft	200kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	99kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	3 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	22, too small	3 ft7 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	22°C
Mon 26Oct	56, good	4 ft8 ssoft	177kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	22°C
Tue 27Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	570kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	22°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 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to MYR, then 45 min by road. About 4h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf North Litchfield
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 35 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to MYR, then 45 min by road. About 4h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £590–£1,090 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to MYR, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£135–£280
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£45–£75
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£590–£1,090

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

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