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Burkes Beach - White Area, United States

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About Burkes Beach - White Area

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

The spot faces SE (133°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (313°). 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 13°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, November and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hilton Head Island, 1.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 4 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → HHH · Skyscanner from about £140 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Burkes Beach - White Area.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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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 18Oct293 ft7 s111kJ19°C
Mon 19Oct534 ft8 s176kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct383 ft8 s106kJ23°C
Wed 21Oct282 ft4 s19kJ22°C
Thu 22Oct232 ft6 s33kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct101 ft8 s22kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct233 ft7 s68kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct384 ft8 s149kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct484 ft7 s132kJ23°C
Tue 27Oct106 ft10 s517kJ22°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 HHH, then 30 min by road. About 4h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Burkes Beach - White Area

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

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

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to HHH, then 30 min by road. About 4h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Hilton Head Island each day: Burkes beach - Hilton Head Island, Burkes beach - left area, Burkes Beach - White Area.

The trip from Hilton Head Island, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £835–£1,505 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 HHH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£140–£290
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
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£835–£1,505

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

Places to eat near Hilton Head Island

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