Squibbys, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Menemsha, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: EWB (EWB), 43 km.

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About Squibbys

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

The spot faces SE (135°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (315°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 62). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 3°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For beginners the best months are usually January, May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Menemsha, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: EWB (EWB), 43 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to HYA, direct.
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Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Squibbys.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Menemsha, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: EWB (EWB), 43 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Squibbys, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	35, poor	4 ft7 smushy	144kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	24, poor	3 ft8 smushy	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft8 smushy	99kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 22 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	41, fair	3 ft7 smushy	87kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	1 ft7 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	8°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	1 ft9 s	4kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	12°C
Mon 26Oct	5, too small	1 ft7 s	2kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	13°C
Tue 27Oct	10, too small	2 ft8 smushy	24kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	11°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to HYA, then 1h 20 by road. About 5h 50 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 22 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Squibbys
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HYA, then 1h 20 by road. About 5h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £675–£1,235 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 HYA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£150–£310
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£115–£190
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£675–£1,235

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

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