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Worms Head Reef, UK

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

Also within 20 km of Rhossili

  • Rhossili Surf spot · 0 km from Rhossili
  • Fall Bay Surf spot · 1 km from Rhossili
  • Mewslade Surf spot · 1 km from Rhossili
  • Llangennith Surf spot · 3.7 km from Rhossili
  • Broughton Surf spot · 5.5 km from Rhossili
  • Horton Surf spot · 6.1 km from Rhossili
  • Boiler Reef Surf spot · 6.2 km from Rhossili
  • Slade Surf spot · 7.4 km from Rhossili

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About Worms Head Reef

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

The spot faces SW (205°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (25°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. 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). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually March, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Rhossili, 2.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

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

  1. Fly. ORD to DUB, direct. About 26 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 4 h 35 from the airport to Worms Head Reef.

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  3. Accommodation.

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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 18Oct212 ft8 s32kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct112 ft13 s74kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct422 ft10 s105kJ12°C
Wed 21Oct224 ft9 s271kJ11°C
Thu 22Oct07 ft7 s485kJ13°C
Fri 23Oct08 ft10 s1,332kJ10°C
Sat 24Oct175 ft9 s331kJ13°C
Sun 25Oct113 ft9 s150kJ12°C
Mon 26Oct06 ft9 s520kJ12°C
Tue 27Oct72 ft12 s129kJ13°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. 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

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 4h 35 by road. About 16h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Worms Head Reef

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 2 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Rhossili

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 18 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 4h 35 by road. About 16h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Rhossili each day: Fall Bay, Mewslade, Rhossili, Worms Head Reef.

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Rough cost

About £1,100–£2,045 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 DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£370–£770
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£1,100–£2,045

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

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