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TWO LIGHTS, United States

Stay in Scarborough: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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Scarborough, the nearest town, 11 km away. Photo: Rik Schuiling / TropCrop - TCS, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About TWO LIGHTS

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

The spot faces SE (137°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (317°). 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 19). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, 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 May, June and July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Scarborough. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 4 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PWM, direct.

    See flights MDW → PWM · Skyscanner from about £150 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to TWO LIGHTS.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Scarborough, 11 km (about 20 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer TWO LIGHTS: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Scarborough, 11 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

TWO LIGHTS on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct41 ft7 shollow7kJ10°C
Mon 19Oct62 ft7 shollow39kJ11°C
Tue 20Oct325 ft8 smushy309kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct235 ft6 smushy183kJ11°C
Thu 22Oct466 ft7 smushy341kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct153 ft7 shollow65kJ10°C
Sat 24Oct123 ft6 smushy56kJ10°C
Sun 25Oct31 ft4 shollow3kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct41 ft8 shollow5kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct51 ft7 shollow6kJ12°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to PWM, then 35 min by road. About 4h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf TWO LIGHTS

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PWM, then 35 min by road. About 4h 50 door to door

The trip from Scarborough, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £850–£1,530 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 MDW to PWM, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£150–£305
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£20–£35
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£850–£1,530

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

Places to eat near Scarborough

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

Book the trip

Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Scarborough, 11 km (about 20 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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