The Point, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Chincoteague Island, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: OCE (OCE), 48 km.

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About The Point

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

The spot faces SE (122°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (302°). 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 1.4 km out (1 in 139). 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 25°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Chincoteague Island, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: OCE (OCE), 48 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf 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 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to ORF, direct.
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Getting there. 2 h 40 from the airport to The Point.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Chincoteague Island, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: OCE (OCE), 48 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 Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, poor	4 ft8 smushy	165kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 24 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	342kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	5 ft7 smushy	286kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	10, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	429kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 22 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	53, good	5 ft7 smushy	199kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	21, poor	3 ft6 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	40, fair	3 ft5 smushy	57kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	14°C
Mon 26Oct	21, too small	2 ft6 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 27Oct	44, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	104kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	17°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 MDW to ORF, then 2h 40 by road. About 6h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 21 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 20 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf The Point
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to ORF, then 2h 40 by road. About 6h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £655–£1,200 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 MDW to ORF, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£130–£275
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£115–£190
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£655–£1,200

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

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