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Florencia Bay, Canada

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About Florencia Bay

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

The spot faces SW (217°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (37°). 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 2.7 km out (1 in 270). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 13°C in July, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and October, with about 2 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ucluelet, 8 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 11°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 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → YVR · Skyscanner from about £220 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 25 from the airport to Florencia Bay.

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct394 ft8 ssoft177kJ11°C
Tue 20Oct493 ft7 smushy90kJ12°C
Wed 21Oct394 ft7 smushy115kJ11°C
Thu 22Oct166 ft10 ssoft522kJ11°C
Fri 23Oct126 ft8 smushy324kJ10°C
Sat 24Oct434 ft8 ssoft156kJ9°C
Sun 25Oct363 ft7 smushy84kJ10°C
Mon 26Oct231 ft13 ssoft63kJ10°C
Tue 27Oct332 ft12 ssoft135kJ9°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to YVR, then 3h 25 by road. About 11h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Florencia Bay

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Florencia Bay

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Twin Rivers

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Florencia Bay

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Florencia Bay

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to YVR, then 3h 25 by road. About 11h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Ucluelet each day: Florencia Bay, Jackie's Hole - No Rooks, Twin Rivers.

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Rough cost

About £710–£1,305 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 YVR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£220–£450
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£710–£1,305

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

Places to eat near Ucluelet

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