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Thurlsestone, UK

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About Thurlsestone

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

The spot faces SW (233°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (53°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 18). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, March, April and May, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Thurlestone, 0.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 1 dive site.

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 16 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to EXT, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

    See flights ORD → EXT · Skyscanner from about £385 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Thurlsestone.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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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 18Oct322 ft5 smushy26kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct213 ft5 smushy28kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct101 ft11 shollow20kJ13°C
Wed 21Oct133 ft9 smushy171kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct246 ft7 smushy248kJ13°C
Fri 23Oct184 ft11 smushy320kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct193 ft7 shollow96kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct145 ft8 smushy289kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct183 ft8 smushy109kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct92 ft6 shollow36kJ15°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

    Fly ORD to EXT, changing at DUB, then 1h 25 by road. About 16h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 17 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Thurlsestone

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to EXT, changing at DUB, then 1h 25 by road. About 16h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Thurlestone each day: Bantham, Bantham Rivermouth, Challaborough, Thurlestone, Thurlsestone.

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Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,080 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 EXT, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£385–£805
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£1,115–£2,080

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

Places to eat near Thurlestone

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