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South Beach, United States

Stay in Chatham: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Chatham

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Massachusetts, the wider area. Photo: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

About South Beach

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

The spot faces S (201°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (21°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 21°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Chatham, 2.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 15°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 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → HYA · Skyscanner from about £150 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to South Beach.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in ChathamAd

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

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Chatham · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Chatham · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

South Beach on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

South Beach 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 18Oct41 ft4 s7kJ10°C
Mon 19Oct204 ft7 s124kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct154 ft8 s159kJ13°C
Wed 21Oct144 ft8 s173kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct275 ft7 s229kJ13°C
Fri 23Oct72 ft7 s26kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct123 ft7 s57kJ10°C
Sun 25Oct42 ft6 s44kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct11 ft7 s14kJ14°C
Tue 27Oct41 ft8 s12kJ13°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to HYA, then 50 min by road. About 5h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to HYA, then 50 min by road. About 5h 20 door to door

The trip from Chatham, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £875–£1,580 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 HYA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£150–£310
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£45–£80
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£875–£1,580

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

Places to eat near Chatham

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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