Bayville, United States
BeginnerBeach breaks
Photo: AussieActive / UnsplashBeginner beach breaks, boardshorts–5/4+ water by season, quiet nomad scene.
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Data updated
At a glance
Peak season—34% surfable at peak
SuitsBeg1 known spot
Boardlongboard · bothbeach
Water5.8–25.1°Cboardshorts–5/4+ most of the year
Internet335 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$2,550+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
1 spot within 25 km · 1 beginner, 0 intermediate, 0 advancedHazardsrips
No places listed yetWe list real, top-rated coworking, cafés and gyms — nothing generated. This stays empty until a town is crawled.
The surf year
no reliably surfable season in our modelSurfable days by month · intermediateBest window — · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
34peak · Oct
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Swell
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Wind ok
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Water
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Barsless surfablemore
Water5/4+ hoodedunder 13°4/3 wetsuit13–16°Springsuit20–23°Boardshorts24°+3/2 wetsuit17–19°
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v2 · computed 2026-09-09 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Working from here
median 335 Mbps · no known coworking · from $1,390 a month · balanced sceneInternet speedmedian download · Ookla335 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party54 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$1,390–$2,640
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $2,550–$4,200
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedGet the SurfBase letter
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Getting there
Nearest airportOcean City Municipal Airport
CodeOCE
Distance19 km
Towns like Bayville
Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSeason, wind and wetsuit are computed from hourly ERA5 marine history (see the full methodology); internet from Ookla, vibe from OpenStreetMap density, cost from the World Bank price level. Rent is modeled and flagged estimated. A human spot-check promotes a town to verified.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · owa-difficulty · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-21Suggest a correction
Swell & seasonComputed — ERA5/ERA5-Ocean hourly, 2015–2024
Wind qualityComputed — ERA5 hourly wind, 2015–2024
Sea temperatureOpen-Meteo marine, 2023–2025
Surf spots & skillOpenStreetMap · OpenWaterAtlas · Wikidata
Internet speedOokla Open Data (town median)
Vibe & amenitiesOpenStreetMap POI density
AirportOurAirports
Cost of livingWorld Bank ICP price level
RentModeled from price level — estimate
Named placesGoogle Places UI Kit · top 3/category, type-checked · distances computed from stored coordinates
Stay linksAgoda / Booking.com / Airbnb search — link-out, not sourced
PhotosUnsplash