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Silverstrand, United States

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About Silverstrand

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

The spot faces SW (221°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (41°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 58). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and December, with about 3 good days in 7; in August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Port Hueneme, 2.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 dive site.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 7 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to SBA, direct.

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

  2. Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Silverstrand.

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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 18Oct342 ft12 scrumbling124kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct423 ft11 scrumbling138kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct382 ft11 scrumbling133kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct422 ft11 scrumbling112kJ19°C
Thu 22Oct292 ft10 scrumbling80kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct272 ft9 ssoft67kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct222 ft10 scrumbling43kJ21°C
Sun 25Oct181 ft10 scrumbling32kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct91 ft10 scrumbling24kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct182 ft8 smushy28kJ19°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 ORD to SBA, then 1h 25 by road. About 7h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Arnold

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Arnold

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Arnold

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to SBA, then 1h 25 by road. About 7h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Port Hueneme each day: Arnold, Hollywood Beach, Silverstrand.

The trip from Port Hueneme, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,015–£1,840 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 SBA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£220–£460
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–£1,840

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

Places to eat near Port Hueneme

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