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Otter Rock, United States

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Otter Rock, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Otter Rock

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

The spot faces W (270°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (90°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 84). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 13°C in June, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually August, September and October, with about 2 good days in 7; in January, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Otter Rock, 1.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 8 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to EUG, direct.

    See flights ORD → EUG · Skyscanner from about £220 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h from the airport to Otter Rock.

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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

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct607 ft9 ssoft690kJ15°C
Mon 19Oct486 ft8 ssoft510kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct386 ft9 ssoft444kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct194 ft6 smushy87kJ16°C
Thu 22Oct446 ft10 ssoft599kJ12°C
Fri 23Oct506 ft8 ssoft480kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct115 ft8 smushy258kJ12°C
Sun 25Oct184 ft7 smushy128kJ11°C
Mon 26Oct335 ft7 smushy214kJ12°C
Tue 27Oct213 ft7 smushy104kJ13°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to EUG, then 2h by road. About 8h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Otter Rock

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Otter Rock

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Otter Rock

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 20 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to EUG, then 2h by road. About 8h 20 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,015–£1,835 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 ORD to EUG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£220–£455
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£1,015–£1,835

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

Places to eat near Otter Rock

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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