Squibbys
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
24Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 3 ft swell at 8 s, 4 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 s
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- WSW 10 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Tue 3 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- WSW 11 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Wed 4 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- SW 8 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 15kJ
- Wind
- SSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 135kJ
- Wind
- SSE 12 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 273kJ
- Wind
- WSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sun 8 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 72kJ
- Wind
- W 15 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 120, too small
- Mon 25, too small
- Tue 35, too small
- Wed 47, too small
- Thu 516, too small
- Fri 629, poor
- Sat 728, poor
- Sun 841, too small
- Mon 923, too small
- Tue 1011, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 13 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 20, too small | 1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | offshorewind from the west, 7 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft10 s1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots | 15°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft4 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots | 15°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft7 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the south-west, 8 knots | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 29, poor | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 135kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 28, poor | 5 ft7 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 273kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots | 15°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 41, too small | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 72kJ | offshorewind from the west, 15 knots, offshore | 12°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 23, too small | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | offshorewind from the west, 1 knot, offshore | 13°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | wind from the north-east, 12 knots | 13°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:52 −0.4 mHigh 12:25 +0.6 mLow 19:18 −0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:58 +0.4 mLow 07:31 −0.3 mHigh 13:28 +0.5 mLow 20:26 −0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:01 +0.5 mLow 08:53 −0.4 mHigh 14:29 +0.5 mLow 21:25 −0.4 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 beginners, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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More surf near here
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- Stonewall Beach 1.1 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Squibbys
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (135°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (315°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 62). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 3°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Chilmark, 3.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 13°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$1,120–US$2,000 each
about US$1,120–US$2,000 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 HYA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$174–US$362 |
| 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$1,120–US$2,000 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Chilmark
6 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Chilmark 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 50m
About 5h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HYA, direct, then 1h 15m by road
Flights ORD → HYA on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.