Zippers, Bahamas

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Hope Town, 21 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MHH (MHH), 18 km.

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About Zippers

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

The spot faces NE (35°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (215°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 2 good days in 7; in June and July, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Hope Town, 21 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MHH (MHH), 18 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 10 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to MHH, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
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Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Zippers.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Hope Town, 21 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MHH (MHH), 18 km.
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Forecast

Zippers 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 Zippers, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, poor	4 ft6 s	97kJ	wind from the north-east, 18 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 s	1,060kJ	wind from the north-east, 16 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 s	803kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	6 ft8 s	372kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	6 ft8 s	368kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	24, poor	6 ft8 s	395kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	16, poor	4 ft6 s	112kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 21 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	16, poor	4 ft10 s	308kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 32 knots	26°C
Mon 26Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 s	1,021kJ	wind from the north-east, 23 knots	25°C
Tue 27Oct	0, too big	12 ft10 s	2,389kJ	wind from the north-east, 17 knots	27°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to MHH, changing at ATL, then 40 min by road. About 10h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Zippers
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Zippers
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to MHH, changing at ATL, then 40 min by road. About 10h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £460–£870 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 MDW to MHH, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£175–£360
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£30–£50
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£460–£870

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

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