The Point, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Gulf Breeze, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PNS (PNS), 20 km.

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About The Point

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

The spot faces S (183°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (3°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea is about 19°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Gulf Breeze, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PNS (PNS), 20 km. Within 5 km we also list 6 dive sites.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 4 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PNS, direct.
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Getting there. 40 min from the airport to The Point.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Gulf Breeze, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PNS (PNS), 20 km.
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Forecast

The Point 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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, poor	3 ft5 s	58kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore	21°C
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	3 ft5 s	41kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore	23°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	2 ft4 s	18kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	2 ft4 s	13kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	24°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft3 s	4kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	3 ft5 s	28kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	3 ft5 s	47kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore	22°C
Mon 26Oct	31, too small	2 ft5 s	23kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	23°C
Tue 27Oct	6, too small	1 ft3 s	1kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	23°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. 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 MDW to PNS, then 40 min by road. About 4h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to PNS, then 40 min by road. About 4h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £585–£1,080 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. 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 MDW to PNS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£140–£290
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£35–£55
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£585–£1,080

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

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