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Rye On the Rocks, United States

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About Rye On the Rocks

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

The spot faces E (110°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (290°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 56). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 5°C in February, 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 January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hampton, 6.3 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 1 dive site.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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 Midway International Airport (MDW) to MHT, direct.

    See flights MDW → MHT · Skyscanner from about £145 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to Rye On the Rocks.

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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 intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct81 ft11 shollow11kJ10°C
Mon 19Oct203 ft6 smushy50kJ11°C
Tue 20Oct405 ft8 smushy216kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct304 ft7 smushy137kJ11°C
Thu 22Oct275 ft7 smushy262kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct303 ft7 smushy70kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct514 ft5 smushy73kJ9°C
Sun 25Oct151 ft4 smushy6kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct91 ft7 smushy6kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct81 ft4 smushy4kJ11°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to MHT, then 1h 15 by road. About 5h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Rye On the Rocks

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Rye On the Rocks

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 13 kn (24 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Plaice Cove

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Rye On the Rocks

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Hollows

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to MHT, then 1h 15 by road. About 5h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 8 spots near Hampton each day: Fox Hill, Freaks Peak, Hitchos, Hollows, Jenness Beach, NH, Plaice Cove, Rye On the Rocks, The Wall.

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Rough cost

About £940–£1,675 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 MDW to MHT, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£145–£295
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£940–£1,675

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

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