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Winchester Bay - South Umpqua Jetty, United States

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About Winchester Bay - South Umpqua Jetty

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

The spot faces W (282°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (102°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.0 km out (1 in 103). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 13°C in June, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 2 good days in 7; in January, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Winchester Bay, 3.4 km away (about 10 min by car).

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 8 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to EUG, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h from the airport to Winchester Bay - South Umpqua Jetty.

  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Winchester Bay - South Umpqua Jetty, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct51, good7 ft9 ssoft567kJwind from the south, 8 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct49, good7 ft9 ssoft703kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore13°C
Wed 21Oct21, too small4 ft7 smushy123kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct37, fair6 ft9 smushy651kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots13°C
Fri 23Oct54, good7 ft8 smushy523kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot12°C
Sat 24Oct9, poor8 ft8 smushy793kJwind from the south-south-west, 25 knots13°C
Sun 25Oct37, fair6 ft8 smushy429kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots12°C
Mon 26Oct29, too small5 ft7 smushy214kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 27Oct14, too small2 ft13 ssoft139kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots12°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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to EUG, then 2h by road. About 8h 20 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Winchester Bay - South Umpqua Jetty

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Winchester Bay - South Umpqua Jetty

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 7 ft at 8 s, wind 1 kn (3 km/h).

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 13 of 80.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Surf Winchester Bay - South Umpqua Jetty

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to EUG, then 2h by road. About 8h 20 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,015–£1,835 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to EUG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£220–£455
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£115–£190
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£1,015–£1,835

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

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