Ristna, Hiiumaa Island, Estonia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Haapsalu, is 86 km away. Nearest airport: KDL (KDL), 45 km.

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About Ristna, Hiiumaa Island

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

The spot faces W (282°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (102°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 900 m out (1 in 89). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 2°C in March, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Haapsalu, is 86 km away. Nearest airport: KDL (KDL), 45 km.

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 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), direct.
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Getting there. 4 h 10 from the airport to Ristna, Hiiumaa Island.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Haapsalu, is 86 km away. Nearest airport: KDL (KDL), 45 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ristna, Hiiumaa Island, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	10°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots, offshore	10°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	10°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	12°C
Sun 25Oct	13, poor	4 ft7 smushy	108kJ	wind from the south, 23 knots	12°C
Mon 26Oct	24, poor	4 ft6 smushy	88kJ	wind from the south, 17 knots	13°C
Tue 27Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the south, 22 knots	12°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to HEL, then 4h 10 by road. About 17h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Ristna, Hiiumaa Island
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HEL, then 4h 10 by road. About 17h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £760–£1,475 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to HEL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£435–£900
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£760–£1,475

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

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