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State Line, United States

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Fenwick Island, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Lionsatthegate37, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About State Line

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

The spot faces E (94°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (274°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 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 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 24°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Fenwick Island, 1.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 6 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), direct.

    See flights MDW → BWI · Skyscanner from about £125 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 05 from the airport to State Line.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Fenwick IslandAd

    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 Fenwick Island · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Fenwick Island · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

State Line does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct144 ft7 smushy120kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct65 ft9 smushy438kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct07 ft8 ssoft550kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct07 ft8 smushy536kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct205 ft7 smushy261kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct334 ft6 smushy88kJ12°C
Sat 24Oct132 ft5 smushy24kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct463 ft5 smushy41kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct272 ft6 smushy34kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct313 ft7 smushy61kJ18°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 MDW to BWI, then 3h 05 by road. About 6h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf State Line

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 9 kn (18 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf State Line

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to BWI, then 3h 05 by road. About 6h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Fenwick Island each day: Fenwick Island, State Line.

The trip from Fenwick Island, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £920–£1,640 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 MDW to BWI, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£125–£260
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£920–£1,640

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

Places to eat near Fenwick Island

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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