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smugglers cove, United States

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Manzanita, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Kingofthedead, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About smugglers cove

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

The spot faces SW (227°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (47°). 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 450 m out (1 in 46). 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 15°C in July, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually July and September, with about 2 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Manzanita, 5.4 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 8 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PDX, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 10 from the airport to smugglers cove.

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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

smugglers cove 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
Mon 19Oct195 ft8 smushy333kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct604 ft9 ssoft204kJ16°C
Wed 21Oct433 ft8 smushy97kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct06 ft10 ssoft586kJ12°C
Fri 23Oct08 ft7 smushy578kJ12°C
Sat 24Oct144 ft8 smushy188kJ10°C
Sun 25Oct09 ft7 smushy761kJ10°C
Mon 26Oct514 ft7 smushy131kJ10°C
Tue 27Oct322 ft13 scrumbling131kJ12°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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to PDX, then 2h 10 by road. About 8h 15 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Short Sand Beach

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Neakahine point

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PDX, then 2h 10 by road. About 8h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Manzanita each day: Neakahine point, Short Sand Beach, smugglers cove.

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Rough cost

About £1,010–£1,830 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 MDW to PDX, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£215–£450
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£115–£190
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£1,010–£1,830

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

Places to eat near Manzanita

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