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Samoa Peninsula, United States

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Humboldt Bay and Eureka aerial view
Eureka, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Robert Campbell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Samoa Peninsula

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

The spot faces NW (293°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (113°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 13°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7; in January, February and April, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Eureka, 2.6 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 10 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. MDW to ACV, changing at DEN.

    See flights MDW → ACV · Skyscanner from about £225 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Samoa Peninsula.

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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 18Oct06 ft9 s565kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct245 ft9 s427kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct08 ft10 s1,196kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct614 ft8 s147kJ17°C
Thu 22Oct544 ft11 s394kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct325 ft6 s181kJ14°C
Sat 24Oct614 ft9 s225kJ12°C
Sun 25Oct105 ft6 s198kJ12°C
Mon 26Oct106 ft7 s307kJ12°C
Tue 27Oct594 ft7 s141kJ14°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to ACV, changing at DEN, then 40 min by road. About 10h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Samoa Peninsula

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Samoa Peninsula

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Samoa Peninsula

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf North jetty

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to ACV, changing at DEN, then 40 min by road. About 10h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Eureka each day: Bunkers, Harbor Entrance, North jetty, Samoa Peninsula, South Jetty - Table Bluff.

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Rough cost

About £935–£1,715 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 ACV, estimated from distance and season, changing at DEN, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£225–£470
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£30–£55
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£935–£1,715

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

Places to eat near Eureka

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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