Otter Cove, United States

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Northport, is 61 km away. Nearest airport: BHB (BHB), 20 km.

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About Otter Cove

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

The spot faces S (159°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (339°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 60). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 4°C in March, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 15°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Northport, is 61 km away. Nearest airport: BHB (BHB), 20 km.

Water about 12°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 6 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BGR, direct.
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Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Otter Cove.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Northport, is 61 km away. Nearest airport: BHB (BHB), 20 km.
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Forecast

Otter Cove 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 Otter Cove, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	1 ft7 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	9°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 smushy	15kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	4 ft8 smushy	203kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	2 ft7 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	3 ft7 smushy	100kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	1 ft8 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	9°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	11°C
Sun 25Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft11 s	5kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	13°C
Mon 26Oct	4, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	15°C
Tue 27Oct	6, too small	1 ft6 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	12°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 ORD to BGR, then 1h 35 by road. About 6h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Otter Cove
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Otter Cove
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to BGR, then 1h 35 by road. About 6h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £680–£1,245 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 BGR, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£155–£320
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£115–£190
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£680–£1,245

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

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