Primrose Valley, UK

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About Primrose Valley

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

The spot faces NE (67°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (247°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.9 km out (1 in 189). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 15°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Filey, 3.4 km away (about 10 min by car).

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 17 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LBA, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 26 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 2 h from the airport to Primrose Valley.
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Where it is

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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 Primrose Valley, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, poor	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	4 ft5 smushy	101kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	72kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	10°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	4 ft5 smushy	69kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	9, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 26Oct	6, too small	1 ft5 smushy	2kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 19 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 27Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	14°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
Fly ORD to LBA, changing at DUB, then 2h by road. About 17h 30 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Primrose Valley
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Primrose Valley
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to LBA, changing at DUB, then 2h by road. About 17h 30 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,075 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to LBA, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£385–£800
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£105–£175
Stay	6 nights, a mid-range double, shared	£250–£420
Food	7 days eating out	£240–£445
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£100–£170
Total		£1,115–£2,075

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

Places to eat near Filey

Golden DragonChinese · in the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, May 2025
New Kam SanChinese · in the centreFood hygiene 1 of 5, Feb 2025
The Brown RoomFish and chips · in the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Mar 2025
Bella ItaliaItalian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 2 of 5, Nov 2024
Benny's Bar & GrillSteakhouse · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jul 2026
CJ's Fish and ChipsFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Mar 2025

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