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Cap Griz Nez, France

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Audinghen.- (62179) Les rochers de la Plage du Cap Gris-Nez,
Cap Griz Nez. Photo: © Pierre André, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Cap Griz Nez

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

The spot faces N (340°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (160°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 46). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Audinghen, 2.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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 15 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → LHR · Skyscanner from about £395 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h from the airport to Cap Griz Nez.

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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 beginners, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct192 ft6 smushy38kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct312 ft5 smushy22kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct433 ft5 smushy25kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct182 ft4 smushy19kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct63 ft7 smushy76kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct32 ft10 smushy91kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct81 ft8 smushy22kJ12°C
Sun 25Oct11 ft7 smushy5kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct92 ft9 scrumbling48kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct1under 1 ft7 s1kJ17°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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for beginner surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to LHR, then 3h by road. About 15h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Audreselles

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Cap Griz Nez

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 20 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 25 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to LHR, then 3h by road. About 15h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Audinghen each day: Audreselles, Cap Griz Nez.

The trip from Audinghen, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,075 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 LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£395–£820
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£255–£425
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£85–£145
Total£1,115–£2,075

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

Places to eat near Audinghen

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