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Point o' Woods, United States

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Point o' Woods. Photo: Patrick Gruban from Munich, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Point o' Woods

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

The spot faces S (163°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (343°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 24°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ocean Beach, 2.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), direct.

    See flights ORD → JFK · Skyscanner from about £135 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to Point o' Woods.

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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 18Oct133 ft5 s39kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct488 ft8 s599kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct476 ft8 s451kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct315 ft6 s185kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct416 ft7 s359kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct102 ft7 s45kJ12°C
Sat 24Oct72 ft4 s12kJ12°C
Sun 25Oct31 ft4 s4kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct21 ft7 s5kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct92 ft7 s36kJ17°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. 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 JFK, then 1h 15 by road. About 5h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Point o' Woods

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

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Point o' Woods

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Point o' Woods

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to JFK, then 1h 15 by road. About 5h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 8 spots near Ocean Beach each day: Dunewood, Fire Island - Fairharbor, Fire Island - Kismit, Fire Island - Ocean Beach Jetty's, Fire Island Point of Woods, Off Roads, Point o' Woods, Robert Moses.

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Rough cost

About £930–£1,660 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 JFK, estimated from distance and season, 4 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£135–£280
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£930–£1,660

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

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