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Staithes, UK

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About Staithes

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

The spot faces N (19°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (199°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 30). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 15°C in July, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Staithes, 0 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 12°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 16 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → EDI · Skyscanner from about £375 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 4 h 10 from the airport to Staithes.

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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 18Oct203 ft5 smushy54kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct304 ft5 smushy95kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct143 ft6 smushy49kJ13°C
Wed 21Oct584 ft6 smushy89kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct172 ft4 smushy7kJ12°C
Fri 23Oct174 ft6 smushy100kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct534 ft5 smushy64kJ10°C
Sun 25Oct51 ft5 smushy7kJ11°C
Mon 26Oct51 ft4 smushy3kJ11°C
Tue 27Oct92 ft6 smushy26kJ12°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 EDI, then 4h 10 by road. About 16h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Staithes

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Staithes

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Staithes

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to EDI, then 4h 10 by road. About 16h 05 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,105–£2,055 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 EDI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£375–£780
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£105–£175
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£250–£420
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£100–£170
Total£1,105–£2,055

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

Places to eat near Staithes

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