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The Box, United States

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Lawrence Village Hall, Lawrence, Nassau County, NY August 8, 2022 B
Lawrence, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: AITFFan1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About The Box

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

The spot faces S (158°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (338°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.2 km out (1 in 323). 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 23°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lawrence, 8.1 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 4 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), direct.

    See flights ORD → JFK · Skyscanner from about £135 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to The Box.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in LawrenceAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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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 18Oct172 ft4 smushy9kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct424 ft6 smushy98kJ16°C
Tue 20Oct564 ft7 smushy185kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct465 ft7 smushy205kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct604 ft8 smushy186kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct172 ft7 smushy24kJ12°C
Sat 24Oct91 ft5 smushy6kJ12°C
Sun 25Oct61 ft4 smushy2kJ16°C
Mon 26Oct41 ft7 s3kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct162 ft8 smushy26kJ17°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 JFK, then 25 min by road. About 4h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf The Box

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf East Rockaway Inlet Jetty

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf The Box

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to JFK, then 25 min by road. About 4h 35 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Lawrence each day: 92nd Street, East Rockaway Inlet Jetty, The Box.

The trip from Lawrence, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £830–£1,495 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 JFK, estimated from distance and season, 4 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£135–£280
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
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£830–£1,495

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

Places to eat near Lawrence

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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