The Meadows, Canada

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Lunenburg, 44 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YHZ (YHZ), 128 km.

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About The Meadows

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

The spot faces SE (135°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (315°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.2 km out (1 in 217). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 2°C in March, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 17°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually September and October, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Lunenburg, 44 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YHZ (YHZ), 128 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 9 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to YHZ, direct.
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Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to The Meadows.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Lunenburg, 44 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YHZ (YHZ), 128 km.
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Forecast

The Meadows 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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Meadows, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	2 ft7 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	24, poor	5 ft7 smushy	180kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	3 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft6 smushy	268kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	50, good	3 ft7 smushy	84kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	9°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	34, poor	3 ft7 smushy	79kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	17°C
Mon 26Oct	10, too small	1 ft6 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	19°C
Tue 27Oct	10, too small	1 ft7 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	13°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 YHZ, then 2h 30 by road. About 9h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf The Meadows
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf The Meadows
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 11 kn (21 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf The Meadows
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf The Meadows
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to YHZ, then 2h 30 by road. About 9h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £500–£940 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 YHZ, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£175–£365
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£500–£940

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

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