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North bay, UK

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Scarborough, North Yorkshire. (4 of 7)
Scarborough, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Thomas Tolkien, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About North bay

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

The spot faces NE (43°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (223°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 67). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 16°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in June, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Scarborough, 1.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 12°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 17 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LBA, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 26 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → LBA · Skyscanner from about £385 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 55 from the airport to North bay.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in ScarboroughAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Scarborough · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Scarborough · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

North bay on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct64 ft5 smushy68kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct185 ft5 smushy123kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct74 ft6 smushy88kJ12°C
Wed 21Oct204 ft6 smushy99kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct112 ft4 smushy18kJ12°C
Fri 23Oct53 ft6 smushy53kJ12°C
Sat 24Oct123 ft6 smushy42kJ10°C
Sun 25Oct41 ft5 smushy10kJ12°C
Mon 26Oct41 ft5 smushy4kJ15°C
Tue 27Oct72 ft5 smushy23kJ14°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to LBA, changing at DUB, then 1h 55 by road. About 17h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to LBA, changing at DUB, then 1h 55 by road. About 17h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Scarborough each day: North bay, South Bay.

The trip from Scarborough, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,075 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 LBA, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£385–£800
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£1,115–£2,075

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

Places to eat near Scarborough

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; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

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