Prichards Left, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Edisto Beach, 25 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HHH (HHH), 20 km.

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About Prichards Left

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

The spot faces S (160°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (340°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 5.6 km out (1 in 556). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Edisto Beach, 25 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HHH (HHH), 20 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 4 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to HHH, direct.
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Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Prichards Left.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Edisto Beach, 25 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HHH (HHH), 20 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Prichards Left, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	4 ft7 smushy	143kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	5 ft8 smushy	254kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	136kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft7 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	4 ft8 smushy	187kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 26Oct	37, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	363kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 27Oct	61, good	7 ft10 ssoft	978kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots, offshore	19°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to HHH, then 40 min by road. About 4h 55 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HHH, then 40 min by road. About 4h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £585–£1,085 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 HHH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£140–£290
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£35–£60
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£585–£1,085

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

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