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Putsborough, UK

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Beach at Putsborough Sand
Putsborough. Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Putsborough

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

The spot faces NW (313°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (133°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 61). 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 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Croyde, 1.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 8 surf spots.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. 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 EXT, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 50 from the airport to Putsborough, 104 km.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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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 18Oct81 ft8 smushy21kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct121 ft13 scrumbling63kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct192 ft10 scrumbling81kJ13°C
Wed 21Oct104 ft9 smushy299kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct395 ft8 ssoft245kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct85 ft10 smushy516kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct304 ft8 ssoft247kJ13°C
Sun 25Oct22 ft9 smushy58kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct226 ft8 smushy348kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct21 ft11 smushy34kJ13°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 EXT, changing at DUB, then 1h 50 by road. About 17h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Boneyards

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 17 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Putsborough

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Putsborough

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to EXT, changing at DUB, then 1h 50 by road. About 17h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Croyde each day: Boneyards, Croyde, Down End Point, Oyster Falls, Putsborough.

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Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,080 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 EXT, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£385–£805
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–£2,080

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

Places to eat near Croyde

  • Blue GrooveBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Mar 2025
  • Le SportFrench · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Beachside GrillBar and grill · 1.5 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, May 2025
  • Cassinelli's New York Hot DogsFish and chips · 0.2 km from the centre
  • New Coast KitchenBritish · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Restaurant ROKU0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Sep 2026

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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