St Margarets Bay
Surf spot · UK
Is it worth the trip?
9Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same, usually
Tue 3 · 9 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Wed 4 · 9 out of 100
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Thu 5 · 9 out of 100
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Fri 6 · 9 out of 100
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Sat 7 · 9 out of 100
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Sun 8 · 9 out of 100
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Mon 9 · 9 out of 100
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No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 2–7 ftof swell
- Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3to 9usually | 2 ft4 s | 15kJ | SW | 12°C |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather, a surf spot for experts: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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Photos of St Margarets Bay
More surf near here
3 places
- Kingsdown 3.8 km away
- Folkestone East Cliff Sands 14.4 km away
- Folkestone East Cliff Reef 15.6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About St Margarets Bay
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (122°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (302°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 31). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Dover, 5.9 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf 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$1,320–US$2,440 each
about US$1,320–US$2,440 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 LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$449–US$925 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$234 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$281–US$469 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$134–US$228 |
| Total | about US$1,320–US$2,440 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
about 10 min by car · 10 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Kingsdown its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Dover on Booking.com
about 10 min by car · 47 places to stay
- Beds in Folkestone on Booking.com
about 30 min by car · 38 places to stay
About US$107 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 15h
About 15h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LHR, direct, then 2h 35m by road
Flights ORD → LHR on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.