Smugglers Beach, Bahamas

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Dunmore Town, 27 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GHB (GHB), 12 km.

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About Smugglers Beach

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

The spot faces N (14°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (194°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea is about 24°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Dunmore Town, 27 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GHB (GHB), 12 km.

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

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From Chicago: about 9 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to NAS, direct.
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Getting there. 2 h 10 from the airport to Smugglers Beach.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Dunmore Town, 27 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GHB (GHB), 12 km.
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Forecast

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Forecast and score for expert surfers at Smugglers Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 s	42kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	9 ft10 s	1,458kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	8 ft9 s	898kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	6 ft8 s	466kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	6 ft8 s	508kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	6 ft9 s	535kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	5 ft7 s	231kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	9, too small	6 ft9 s	449kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 18 knots	26°C
Mon 26Oct	5, poor	10 ft9 s	1,697kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	26°C
Tue 27Oct	45, fair	8 ft9 s	1,021kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	26°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to NAS, then 2h 10 by road. About 9h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Smugglers Beach
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, wind 10 kn (19 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 24 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Smugglers Beach
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Smugglers Beach
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 14 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to NAS, then 2h 10 by road. About 9h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £505–£955 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to NAS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£180–£380
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£505–£955

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

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