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Rush Reef, Bahamas

Stay in Hope Town: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Hope Town

  • Sugar Shack Surf spot · 2.4 km from Hope Town
  • Indicas Surf spot · 2.9 km from Hope Town
  • Elbow Key Surf spot · 3.1 km from Hope Town
  • Rights Surf spot · 3.1 km from Hope Town
  • Garbanzo Surf spot · 4.1 km from Hope Town
  • Abaco Kite spot · 6.1 km from Hope Town
  • Dive Abaco Dive site · 9.2 km from Hope Town

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Hope Town, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Rush Reef

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

The spot faces E (107°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (287°). 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 24°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers 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 Hope Town, 3.2 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 10 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to NAS, direct.

    See flights ORD → NAS · Skyscanner from about £180 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 15 from the airport to Rush Reef.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Hope TownAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Hope Town · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Hope Town · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Rush Reef on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct42 ft8 s27kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct198 ft9 s859kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct186 ft8 s492kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct215 ft7 s279kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct165 ft8 s276kJ26°C
Fri 23Oct95 ft8 s275kJ26°C
Sat 24Oct54 ft7 s135kJ25°C
Sun 25Oct54 ft10 s321kJ25°C
Mon 26Oct010 ft10 s1,666kJ26°C
Tue 27Oct567 ft10 s845kJ26°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 NAS, then 3h 15 by road. About 10h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 26 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 11 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to NAS, then 3h 15 by road. About 10h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 6 spots near Hope Town each day: Elbow Key, Garbanzo, Indicas, Rights, Rush Reef, Sugar Shack.

The trip from Hope Town, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £670–£1,235 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 NAS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£180–£380
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£670–£1,235

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

Places to eat near Hope Town

  • On Da BeachBar and grill · 1.7 km from the centre
  • Cap'n Jack's0.2 km from the centre
  • Reef Bar & Grill at the Hope Town Lodge0.6 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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