Ogmore, UK

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Porthcawl, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CWL (CWL), 21 km.

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About Ogmore

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

The spot faces SW (231°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (51°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.0 km out (1 in 303). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Porthcawl, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CWL (CWL), 21 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CWL, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 7 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Ogmore.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Porthcawl, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CWL (CWL), 21 km.
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Forecast

Ogmore 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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ogmore, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, too small	2 ft8 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	1 ft14 ssoft	52kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	81kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	9, poor	5 ft9 smushy	409kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots	10°C
Thu 22Oct	12, poor	5 ft8 smushy	289kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	10, poor	4 ft11 smushy	404kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 27 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	4 ft8 smushy	179kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	2 ft10 smushy	60kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	13°C
Mon 26Oct	11, poor	4 ft10 smushy	252kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	15°C
Tue 27Oct	4, too small	2 ft12 smushy	89kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 26 knots	13°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
Fly ORD to CWL, changing at DUB, then 40 min by road. About 16h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 13 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Ogmore
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 12 kn (22 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 17 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Ogmore
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to CWL, changing at DUB, then 40 min by road. About 16h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £795–£1,540 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 ORD to CWL, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£385–£800
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£35–£60
Food	7 days eating out	£240–£445
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£100–£170
Total		£795–£1,540

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

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