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Long Beach, the nearest town. Photo: FelixRo, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About long beach

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

The spot faces W (274°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (94°). 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 55). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 15°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. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Long Beach, 0 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 8 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → PDX · Skyscanner from about £215 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 45 from the airport to long beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Long Beach · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Long Beach · GetYourGuideAd

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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
Sun 18Oct07 ft9 ssoft732kJ15°C
Mon 19Oct365 ft8 ssoft363kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct594 ft9 ssoft255kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct484 ft7 smushy115kJ17°C
Thu 22Oct06 ft10 ssoft687kJ13°C
Fri 23Oct136 ft8 ssoft354kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct295 ft8 smushy247kJ11°C
Sun 25Oct373 ft7 smushy113kJ11°C
Mon 26Oct604 ft7 smushy123kJ11°C
Tue 27Oct483 ft7 smushy89kJ12°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 PDX, then 2h 45 by road. About 8h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf long beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf long beach

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 5 kn (8 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf long beach

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PDX, then 2h 45 by road. About 8h 50 door to door

The trip from Long Beach, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,010–£1,830 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 PDX, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£215–£450
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£1,010–£1,830

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

Places to eat near Long Beach

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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