Alderney - Braye Bay, Guernsey
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: La Hague, 30 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ACI (ACI), 3 km.
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About Alderney - Braye Bay
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces N (2°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (182°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 18). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: La Hague, 30 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ACI (ACI), 3 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 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 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to GCI, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).
See flights ORD → GCI · Skyscanner from about £395 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Alderney - Braye Bay.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: La Hague, 30 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ACI (ACI), 3 km.
Hire and lessons.
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Forecast
The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19Oct | 3, too small | 1 ft9 shollow | 20kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots | 13°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 3, too small | 2 ft10 shollow | 79kJ | wind from the west, 19 knots | 15°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 3, too small | 3 ft11 smushy | 255kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 27 knots | 14°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 22, too small | 5 ft8 smushy | 313kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 25 knots, offshore | 16°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 3, too small | 2 ft14 smushy | 220kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 44 knots | 13°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 9, poor | 6 ft8 smushy | 455kJ | wind from the north-west, 23 knots | 13°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 10, too small | 5 ft9 scrumbling | 399kJ | wind from the west, 19 knots | 15°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 8, too small | 5 ft9 scrumbling | 394kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 25 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 9, too small | 4 ft9 shollow | 247kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 25 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Wed 28Oct | 0, poor | – | – | – | – |
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
- Tue 20 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to GCI, changing at DUB, then 1h 05 by road. About 16h 50 door to door
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 10 of 80.
- Sun 25 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.
- Mon 26 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to GCI, changing at DUB, then 1h 05 by road. About 16h 50 door to door
Rough cost
About £720–£1,390 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.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to GCI, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | £395–£815 |
| To the UK airport | parking or the train, there and back | £35–£65 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | £70–£115 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | £155–£290 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about £85 to fly your own | £65–£105 |
| Total | £720–£1,390 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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