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Nanjizal (Mill Bay), UK

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Porthcurno, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Tom Corser, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk, Wikimedia Commons

About Nanjizal (Mill Bay)

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

The spot faces SW (222°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (42°). 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 10°C in March, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, March, April and May, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Porthcurno, 2.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 17 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to NQY, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 30 from the airport to Nanjizal (Mill Bay).

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct302 ft5 smushy32kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct323 ft12 shollow193kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct344 ft10 shollow229kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct154 ft10 smushy293kJ13°C
Thu 22Oct85 ft10 smushy347kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct96 ft11 smushy661kJ12°C
Sat 24Oct85 ft10 smushy341kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct204 ft9 smushy199kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct55 ft8 smushy377kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct173 ft8 smushy124kJ14°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

    Fly ORD to NQY, changing at DUB, then 1h 30 by road. About 17h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Nanjizal (Mill Bay)

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 25 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 14 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 19 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 14 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to NQY, changing at DUB, then 1h 30 by road. About 17h door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Porthcurno each day: Nanjizal (Mill Bay), Porthcurno.

The trip from Porthcurno, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,110–£2,070 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 NQY, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£380–£795
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£105–£175
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£250–£420
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£100–£170
Total£1,110–£2,070

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

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