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Seaman Spit, United States

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About Seaman Spit

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

The spot faces W (275°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (95°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.2 km out (1 in 222). 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 16°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Birch Bay, 2.2 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 11°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 8 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → YVR · Skyscanner from about £220 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Seaman Spit.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Birch BayAd

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

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Birch Bay · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Birch Bay · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Seaman Spit does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct1under 1 ft2 s0kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct31 ft2 smushy0kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct41 ft3 smushy2kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct1under 1 ft2 s0kJ16°C
Thu 22Oct11 ft3 s0kJ12°C
Fri 23Oct1under 1 ft2 s0kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct0under 1 ft3 s0kJ8°C
Sun 25Oct21 ft3 s1kJ10°C
Mon 26Oct1under 1 ft2 s0kJ11°C
Tue 27Oct0under 1 ft3 s0kJ9°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to YVR, then 1h 05 by road. About 8h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to YVR, then 1h 05 by road. About 8h 55 door to door

The trip from Birch Bay, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,015–£1,830 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 YVR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£220–£450
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£1,015–£1,830

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

Places to eat near Birch Bay

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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