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Crescent Beach, United States

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Near Crescent Beach. Photo: JOHN SIMPSON, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Crescent Beach

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

The spot faces SW (232°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (52°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.2 km out (1 in 417). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 19°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 31°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, October and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Siesta Key, 3.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 6 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PGD, direct.

    See flights MDW → PGD · Skyscanner from about £165 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 30 from the airport to Crescent Beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Crescent Beach on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct61 ft5 smushy2kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct51 ft3 smushy1kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct41 ft3 s0kJ26°C
Wed 21Oct51 ft3 smushy0kJ26°C
Thu 22Oct41 ft3 smushy1kJ26°C
Fri 23Oct41 ft3 s1kJ26°C
Sat 24Oct61 ft4 smushy1kJ27°C
Sun 25Oct61 ft4 smushy3kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct61 ft4 smushy2kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct71 ft5 smushy3kJ26°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to PGD, then 1h 30 by road. About 6h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PGD, then 1h 30 by road. About 6h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Siesta Key each day: Crescent Beach, point o' rocks, Turtle Beach.

The trip from Siesta Key, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £960–£1,720 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 PGD, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£165–£340
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£960–£1,720

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

Places to eat near Siesta Key

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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