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Wilson Creek, United States

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About Wilson Creek

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

The spot faces W (271°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (91°). 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 550 m out (1 in 56). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 14°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually August and September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Klamath, 9.9 km away (about 20 min by car).

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

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to ACV, changing at Denver International Airport (DEN).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 30 from the airport to Wilson Creek.

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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
Mon 19Oct385 ft9 ssoft427kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct08 ft10 ssoft1,172kJ12°C
Wed 21Oct574 ft7 smushy144kJ13°C
Thu 22Oct564 ft11 ssoft306kJ13°C
Fri 23Oct126 ft8 smushy395kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct384 ft8 smushy178kJ13°C
Sun 25Oct09 ft8 smushy931kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct475 ft7 smushy202kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct514 ft5 smushy78kJ14°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

    Fly MDW to ACV, changing at DEN, then 1h 30 by road. About 11h 15 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Klamath Rivermouth

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Wilson Creek

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 1 kn (3 km/h).

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Wilson Creek

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 7 kn (13 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

    Fly MDW to ACV, changing at DEN, then 1h 30 by road. About 11h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Klamath each day: Klamath Rivermouth, Wilson Creek.

The trip from Klamath, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,020–£1,850 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 ACV, estimated from distance and season, changing at DEN, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£225–£470
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£1,020–£1,850

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

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