Point o' Woods
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
18Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 3 ft swell at 7 s, 4 hours of offshore wind
Tue 3 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 s
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- WSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Wed 4 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft7 s
- Energy
- 11kJ
- Wind
- SW 5 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 s
- Energy
- 30kJ
- Wind
- SSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft5 s
- Energy
- 119kJ
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 s
- Energy
- 97kJ
- Wind
- N 10 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 s
- Energy
- 90kJ
- Wind
- NNW 8 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Mon 9 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 s
- Energy
- 73kJ
- Wind
- ENE 8 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 23, too small
- Tue 35, too small
- Wed 44, too small
- Thu 58, too small
- Fri 615, too small
- Sat 730, too small
- Sun 825, too small
- Mon 914, too small
- Tue 1011, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft12 s1 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the west, 7 knots | 15°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft8 s2 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft7 s2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the south-west, 5 knots | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft7 s3 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 15, too small | 5 ft5 s5 ft at break (est.) | 119kJ | wind from the south, 6 knots | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 30, too small | 3 ft7 s4 ft at break (est.) | 97kJ | offshorewind from the north, 10 knots, offshore | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 25, too small | 3 ft7 s4 ft at break (est.) | 90kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 14, too small | 3 ft7 s4 ft at break (est.) | 73kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 13°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 11, too small | 5 ft7 s7 ft at break (est.) | 254kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 33 knots | 15°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:36 +0.5 mLow 06:36 −0.5 mHigh 12:54 +0.7 mLow 19:24 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:44 +0.6 mLow 07:47 −0.5 mHigh 14:00 +0.6 mLow 20:23 −0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:46 +0.6 mLow 08:54 −0.5 mHigh 15:02 +0.6 mLow 21:17 −0.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Point o' Woods
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (163°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (343°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 24°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Ocean Beach, 2.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,110–US$1,960 each
about US$1,110–US$1,960 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to JFK, estimated from distance and season, 4 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$161–US$328 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$147–US$241 |
| Total | about US$1,110–US$1,960 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Ocean Beach
about 5 min by car · 19 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Ocean Beach its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 5h 25m
About 5h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → JFK, direct, then 1h 15m by road
Flights ORD → JFK on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.