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Clifford Kamph Memorial Park, United States

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About Clifford Kamph Memorial Park

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

The spot faces W (261°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (81°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 65). 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 Smith River, 4 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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 11 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).

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 15 from the airport to Clifford Kamph Memorial Park.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Smith River · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Smith River · 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 19Oct486 ft9 ssoft525kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct628 ft9 ssoft885kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct284 ft7 smushy149kJ18°C
Thu 22Oct203 ft12 ssoft249kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct346 ft8 smushy414kJ17°C
Sat 24Oct247 ft7 smushy501kJ12°C
Sun 25Oct568 ft8 smushy604kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct325 ft7 smushy222kJ15°C
Tue 27Oct164 ft5 smushy69kJ18°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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to ACV, changing at DEN, then 2h 15 by road. About 11h 55 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Clifford Kamph Memorial Park

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Clifford Kamph Memorial Park

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

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Surf Clifford Kamph Memorial Park

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 8 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to ACV, changing at DEN, then 2h 15 by road. About 11h 55 door to door

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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 Smith River

  • Lolita's TaqueriaMexican · 1.3 km from the centre

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