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Stonners, UK

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Also within 20 km of Broadstairs

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Broadstairs, the nearest town. Photo: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Stonners

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

The spot faces E (97°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (277°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.7 km out (1 in 370). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Broadstairs, 0.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 15 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → LHR · Skyscanner from about £395 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 35 from the airport to Stonners.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in BroadstairsAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct73 ft6 smushy57kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct362 ft5 smushy29kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct143 ft5 smushy40kJ13°C
Wed 21Oct122 ft4 smushy9kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct312 ft6 smushy13kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct182 ft6 smushy38kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct211 ft4 smushy5kJ12°C
Sun 25Oct181 ft5 smushy10kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct161 ft7 smushy6kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct71 ft5 smushy2kJ16°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to LHR, then 2h 35 by road. About 15h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 19 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Joss Bay

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 2 ft at 3 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Stonners

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 2 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Stonners

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 2 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

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

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to LHR, then 2h 35 by road. About 15h door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Broadstairs each day: Broadstairs, Broadstairs - Viking Bay, Joss Bay, Stonners.

The trip from Broadstairs, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,125–£2,095 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 LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£395–£820
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£1,125–£2,095

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

Places to eat near Broadstairs

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; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

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