CB's, New Zealand

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amberley, is 89 km away. Nearest airport: BHE (BHE), 122 km.

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

The spot faces SE (121°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (301°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 54). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 11°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, June and September, with about 4 good days in 7; in January, November and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amberley, is 89 km away. Nearest airport: BHE (BHE), 122 km.

Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 28 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to CHC, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
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Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to CB's.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Amberley, is 89 km away. Nearest airport: BHE (BHE), 122 km.
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Forecast

CB's 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 CB's, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, poor	5 ft8 smushy	350kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	4 ft9 ssoft	266kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	4 ft10 ssoft	312kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	4 ft9 ssoft	195kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	34, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	101kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	3 ft11 smushy	231kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	51, good	4 ft10 ssoft	237kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	17°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	72kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	15°C
Mon 26Oct	27, too small	3 ft5 smushy	45kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 16 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 27Oct	27, poor	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	19°C
Wed 28Oct	37, fair	2 ft7 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	14°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to CHC, changing at SFO, then 2h 30 by road. About 28h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf CB's
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf CB's
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf CB's
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 9 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf CB's
Best 19:00 to 22:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 6 kn (10 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf CB's
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to CHC, changing at SFO, then 2h 30 by road. About 28h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,230–£2,415 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 CHC, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£765–£1,585
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£100–£170
Food	7 days eating out	£230–£430
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£100–£165
Total		£1,230–£2,415

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

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