Fregate Island - Fregate Reef, Seychelles
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: La Digue, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PRI (PRI), 41 km.
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About Fregate Island - Fregate Reef
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces NE (50°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (230°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 26°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, November and December, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: La Digue, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PRI (PRI), 41 km.
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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From Chicago: about 27 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SEZ, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH).
See flights ORD → SEZ · Skyscanner from about £805 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 10 from the airport to Fregate Island - Fregate Reef.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: La Digue, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PRI (PRI), 41 km.
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Forecast
Fregate Island - Fregate Reef 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
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, too big | 6 ft7 smushy | 382kJ | wind from the south-east, 17 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, too big | 6 ft7 smushy | 336kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 13, poor | 5 ft7 smushy | 197kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 15, poor | 4 ft8 smushy | 154kJ | wind from the north, 15 knots | 29°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 34, poor | 4 ft7 smushy | 114kJ | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 40, fair | 4 ft6 smushy | 99kJ | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 28°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 45, fair | 3 ft6 smushy | 85kJ | wind from the south-east, 7 knots | 28°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 41, fair | 3 ft6 smushy | 82kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 28°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 34, poor | 3 ft6 smushy | 82kJ | wind from the south-east, 9 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 41, fair | 3 ft7 smushy | 95kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 28Oct | 0, poor | – | – | – | – |
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 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to SEZ, changing at ZRH, then 1h 10 by road. About 27h 30 door to door
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 17 of 80.
- Thu 22 OctSurf Fregate Island - Fregate Reef
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
- Fri 23 OctSurf Fregate Island - Fregate Reef
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).
- Sat 24 OctSurf Fregate Island - Fregate Reef
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to SEZ, changing at ZRH, then 1h 10 by road. About 27h 30 door to door
Rough cost
About £1,130–£2,245 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.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to SEZ, estimated from distance and season, changing at ZRH, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | £805–£1,670 |
| To the UK airport | parking or the train, there and back | £35–£65 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | £70–£115 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | £155–£290 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about £85 to fly your own | £65–£105 |
| Total | £1,130–£2,245 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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