Point Michaud, Canada

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: St. Esprit, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YQY (YQY), 81 km.

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About Point Michaud

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

The spot faces SE (116°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (296°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.6 km out (1 in 164). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 0°C in March, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February, September and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: St. Esprit, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YQY (YQY), 81 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

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 11 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to YHZ, direct.
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Getting there. 4 h 20 from the airport to Point Michaud.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: St. Esprit, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YQY (YQY), 81 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 Point Michaud, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	3 ft7 smushy	100kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	7°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft6 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	3 ft5 smushy	59kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft6 smushy	199kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	128kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots, offshore	8°C
Sat 24Oct	34, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	171kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	8°C
Sun 25Oct	42, fair	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 26Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	12°C
Tue 27Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	11°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 YHZ, then 4h 20 by road. About 11h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Point Michaud
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Point Michaud
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Point Michaud
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Point Michaud
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to YHZ, then 4h 20 by road. About 11h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £500–£940 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 YHZ, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£175–£365
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£500–£940

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

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