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Philorth, UK

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About Philorth

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

The spot faces NE (36°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (216°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 71). 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 14°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Fraserburgh, 0.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.

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 15 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → EDI · Skyscanner from about £375 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 55 from the airport to Philorth.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

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Forecast

Philorth 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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct352 ft9 ssoft83kJ11°C
Mon 19Oct131 ft9 ssoft29kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct62 ft7 smushy32kJ12°C
Wed 21Oct194 ft8 smushy188kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct252 ft6 smushy32kJ11°C
Fri 23Oct61 ft4 smushy4kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct61 ft4 smushy4kJ10°C
Sun 25Oct383 ft7 smushy88kJ11°C
Mon 26Oct444 ft6 smushy142kJ10°C
Tue 27Oct333 ft5 smushy62kJ11°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 ORD to EDI, then 3h 55 by road. About 15h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Broadsea Point

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 35 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to EDI, then 3h 55 by road. About 15h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 7 spots near Fraserburgh each day: Broadsea Point, Fraserburgh, Philorth, Phingask, Sandhaven, Westpoint, Wisemans.

The trip from Fraserburgh, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,105–£2,055 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 EDI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£375–£780
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£1,105–£2,055

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

Places to eat near Fraserburgh

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