Point Judith Lighthouse, United States

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

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About Point Judith Lighthouse

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

The spot faces SE (157°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (337°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 86). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 21°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Matunuck, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NPT (NPT), 26 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD), direct.
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No stay checked for this site yet: Matunuck, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NPT (NPT), 26 km.
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Forecast

Point Judith Lighthouse 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 Point Judith Lighthouse, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	4 ft6 smushy	117kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	4 ft8 smushy	150kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	20, poor	3 ft8 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	3 ft7 smushy	90kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	1 ft7 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	9°C
Sun 25Oct	4, too small	under 1 ft8 s	2kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 26Oct	5, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	16°C
Tue 27Oct	11, too small	1 ft8 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	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 MDW to PVD, then 1h by road. About 5h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Point Judith Lighthouse
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Point Judith Lighthouse
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: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to PVD, then 1h by road. About 5h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £625–£1,150 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 PVD, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£145–£300
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£625–£1,150

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

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