The Bill, UK

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Portland, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BOH (BOH), 53 km.

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About The Bill

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

The spot faces S (192°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (12°). 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 9°C in March, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Portland, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BOH (BOH), 53 km.

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 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LHR, direct.
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Getting there. 3 h 20 from the airport to The Bill.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Portland, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BOH (BOH), 53 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 The Bill, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 shollow	9kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, offshore	14°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	3 ft7 shollow	58kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 30 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	14, poor	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	24, poor	4 ft9 shollow	197kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 33 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	3 ft8 shollow	87kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	18, poor	4 ft7 shollow	171kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 26 knots	15°C
Mon 26Oct	5, too small	2 ft10 smushy	57kJ	wind from the south-west, 29 knots	16°C
Tue 27Oct	2, too small	1 ft9 smushy	7kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 32 knots	16°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 LHR, then 3h 20 by road. About 15h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 19 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to LHR, then 3h 20 by road. About 15h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £875–£1,675 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 LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£395–£820
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£105–£175
Food	7 days eating out	£240–£445
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£100–£170
Total		£875–£1,675

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

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