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Centerville Beach, United States

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Centerville, CA Schoolhouse 1896-97
Centerville Beach. Photo: Peter Matthew Canepa, (Australia 1867 - Ferndale 1939), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Centerville Beach

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

The spot faces NW (294°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (114°). 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 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 13°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 2 good days in 7; in January and February, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ferndale, 7.4 km away (about 15 min by car).

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 10 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to ACV, changing at Denver International Airport (DEN).

    See flights MDW → ACV · Skyscanner from about £225 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 10 from the airport to Centerville Beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in FerndaleAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Ferndale · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Ferndale · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct497 ft9 ssoft585kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct547 ft9 ssoft748kJ13°C
Wed 21Oct335 ft7 smushy248kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct224 ft6 smushy98kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct105 ft9 smushy394kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct275 ft7 smushy261kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct407 ft8 smushy597kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct315 ft7 smushy238kJ14°C
Tue 27Oct244 ft6 smushy118kJ14°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 today, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to ACV, changing at DEN, then 1h 10 by road. About 10h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Centerville Beach

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Centerville Beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 11 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Centerville Beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to ACV, changing at DEN, then 1h 10 by road. About 10h 55 door to door

The trip from Ferndale, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,020–£1,850 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 MDW to ACV, estimated from distance and season, changing at DEN, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£225–£470
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£115–£190
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£1,020–£1,850

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

Places to eat near Ferndale

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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