Tidemills, UK

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Peacehaven, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LGW (LGW), 45 km.

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About Tidemills

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

The spot faces S (185°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (5°). It is sheltered 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 1.2 km out (1 in 118). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Peacehaven, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LGW (LGW), 45 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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 14 h 10 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. 1 h 50 from the airport to Tidemills.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Peacehaven, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LGW (LGW), 45 km.
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Forecast

Tidemills 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 Tidemills, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft3 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	7, poor	3 ft4 smushy	42kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 23 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	30, poor	4 ft7 smushy	117kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	18, poor	4 ft8 smushy	176kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	116kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	13°C
Mon 26Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	69kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots	13°C
Tue 27Oct	2, too small	1 ft6 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 29 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 1h 50 by road. About 14h 10 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 14 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Tidemills
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Tidemills
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to LHR, then 1h 50 by road. About 14h 10 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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