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Stone Harbor, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: WhisperToMe, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Stone Harbor 110

Surf spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

35Poor out of 100 for your dates

Usually stay home

Every day scores the same, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 35 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Tue 3 · 35 out of 100

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Wed 4 · 35 out of 100

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Thu 5 · 35 out of 100

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Fri 6 · 35 out of 100

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Sat 7 · 35 out of 100

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Sun 8 · 35 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
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–9 ftof swell
  • Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual surf conditions at Stone Harbor 110, each day of your trip
DaySwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2to 8usually4 ft6 s102kJW14°C

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

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the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About Stone Harbor 110

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 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 Stone Harbor, 1.3 km away (about 5 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$1,100–US$1,950 each

about US$1,100–US$1,950 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PHL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$154–US$315
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$301–US$502
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$147–US$241
Totalabout US$1,100–US$1,950

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

Closest

Stone Harbor

2 min by car · 21 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 21 places to stay in Stone Harbor · Booking.com

About Stone Harbor 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 55m

About 5h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PHL, direct, then 2h 05m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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