Avila Beach, United States

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About Avila Beach

Avila Beach is a town in California, United States. From Avila Beach you can reach 16 surf spots. The nearest is Avila Beach - Waters point, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 19 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is SBP, 10 km away.

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Staying in Avila Beach

19 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: SBP, 10 km, SMX, 40 km, SBA, 117 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Avila Beach.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Avila Beach each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 13 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Avila Beach too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Sand Spit19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Morro Bay, 7 km

4 ft260 kJ

5 ft396 kJ

4 ft297 kJ

4 ft278 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

5 ft127 kJ

5 ft247 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sand Spit, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	59, good	4 ft9 ssoft	260kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	396kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	4 ft10 ssoft	297kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	278kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	3 ft8 smushy	116kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	5 ft6 smushy	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	5 ft7 smushy	247kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	22°C

Hippo Rock13.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Oceano, 3 km

4 ft211 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

4 ft173 kJ

4 ft241 kJ

3 ft103 kJ

5 ft126 kJ

5 ft211 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hippo Rock, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	59, good	4 ft9 ssoft	211kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	4 ft10 ssoft	311kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	4 ft8 smushy	173kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	4 ft9 ssoft	241kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 smushy	103kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	5 ft6 smushy	126kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	5 ft7 smushy	211kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	23°C

Oceano14.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Oceano

4 ft211 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

4 ft173 kJ

4 ft241 kJ

3 ft103 kJ

5 ft126 kJ

5 ft211 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Oceano, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	58, good	4 ft9 ssoft	211kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	4 ft10 ssoft	311kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	4 ft8 smushy	173kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft9 ssoft	241kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 smushy	103kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	5 ft6 smushy	126kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	48, good	5 ft7 smushy	211kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	23°C

Pismo Beach9.2 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Pismo Beach

3 ft169 kJ

4 ft244 kJ

4 ft152 kJ

4 ft209 kJ

3 ft88 kJ

4 ft103 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pismo Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	3 ft9 ssoft	169kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	244kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	4 ft8 smushy	152kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft9 ssoft	209kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	3 ft7 smushy	88kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	4 ft7 smushy	175kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C

A-Frames17.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Los Osos, 7 km

4 ft260 kJ

5 ft396 kJ

4 ft206 kJ

4 ft278 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

5 ft150 kJ

5 ft247 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at A-Frames, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	260kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	5 ft10 smushy	396kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft8 scrumbling	206kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	4 ft9 scrumbling	278kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 smushy	116kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	5 ft6 smushy	150kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	247kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	20°C

Hazard Canyon18.5 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Morro Bay, 9 km

4 ft260 kJ

5 ft396 kJ

4 ft206 kJ

4 ft278 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

5 ft127 kJ

5 ft247 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hazard Canyon, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	4 ft9 ssoft	260kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	5 ft10 smushy	396kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	206kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	278kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	3 ft8 smushy	116kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	5 ft6 smushy	127kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	5 ft7 smushy	247kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	20°C

Left Spot18.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Morro Bay, 10 km

4 ft260 kJ

5 ft396 kJ

4 ft206 kJ

4 ft278 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

5 ft127 kJ

5 ft247 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Left Spot, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	260kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	5 ft10 smushy	396kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft8 scrumbling	206kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	4 ft9 scrumbling	278kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	3 ft8 smushy	116kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	5 ft6 smushy	127kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	5 ft7 smushy	247kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	20°C

Lonesomes17.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Los Osos, 6 km

4 ft260 kJ

5 ft396 kJ

4 ft206 kJ

4 ft278 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

5 ft150 kJ

5 ft247 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lonesomes, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	4 ft9 shollow	260kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	5 ft10 smushy	396kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft8 shollow	206kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	4 ft9 shollow	278kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 shollow	116kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	5 ft6 smushy	150kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 shollow	247kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	20°C

Spooners Cove17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Los Osos, 7 km

4 ft260 kJ

5 ft396 kJ

4 ft206 kJ

4 ft278 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

5 ft150 kJ

5 ft247 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Spooners Cove, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	260kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	5 ft10 smushy	396kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft8 scrumbling	206kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	4 ft9 scrumbling	278kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 smushy	116kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	5 ft6 smushy	150kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	247kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	20°C

Diablo Deck - San Luis Obispo12 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Los Osos, 11 km

4 ft245 kJ

4 ft400 kJ

4 ft219 kJ

5 ft298 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

5 ft179 kJ

6 ft298 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Diablo Deck - San Luis Obispo, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	4 ft10 shollow	245kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	4 ft11 shollow	400kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	4 ft8 shollow	219kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	5 ft9 shollow	298kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	3 ft8 shollow	123kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	5 ft6 smushy	179kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	18°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	6 ft7 shollow	298kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	20°C

Sunset Palisades3 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Pismo Beach, 6 km

4 ft234 kJ

4 ft244 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft321 kJ

3 ft88 kJ

5 ft126 kJ

4 ft173 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sunset Palisades, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	234kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	244kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	4 ft10 ssoft	374kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	321kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	3 ft7 smushy	88kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	5 ft6 smushy	126kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft7 smushy	173kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot, offshore	24°C

Avila - Fat Cats2.8 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft268 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

5 ft596 kJ

5 ft470 kJ

3 ft103 kJ

5 ft148 kJ

5 ft217 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Avila - Fat Cats, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, too small	4 ft9 s	268kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	25°C
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	4 ft10 s	311kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	5 ft11 s	596kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	5 ft10 s	470kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft8 s	103kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	5 ft6 s	148kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	5 ft7 s	217kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C

Avila Beach - Waters point0.8 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft234 kJ

4 ft226 kJ

5 ft508 kJ

5 ft419 kJ

3 ft88 kJ

5 ft126 kJ

4 ft173 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Avila Beach - Waters point, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	234kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	226kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	5 ft10 scrumbling	508kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	5 ft10 scrumbling	419kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft7 smushy	88kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	5 ft6 smushy	126kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	4 ft7 smushy	173kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	23°C

Sand Spit - Port San Luis2.3 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft234 kJ

5 ft276 kJ

5 ft508 kJ

5 ft419 kJ

2 ft130 kJ

5 ft126 kJ

4 ft160 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sand Spit - Port San Luis, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	234kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	25°C
Mon 19Oct	29, too small	5 ft8 smushy	276kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	508kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	419kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	130kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	22, too small	5 ft6 smushy	126kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	23°C

Sewers4.6 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Pismo Beach, 5 kmNeeds 6 ft+

4 ft215 kJ

4 ft335 kJ

6 ft631 kJ

5 ft494 kJ

3 ft107 kJ

5 ft148 kJ

5 ft223 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sewers, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	215kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	335kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	6 ft11 ssoft	631kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	494kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 smushy	107kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	5 ft6 smushy	148kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	5 ft7 smushy	223kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	24°C

St. Annes4.7 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Pismo Beach, 5 kmNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft200 kJ

4 ft335 kJ

6 ft631 kJ

5 ft494 kJ

3 ft107 kJ

5 ft148 kJ

5 ft223 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at St. Annes, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	200kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	335kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	6 ft11 ssoft	631kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	494kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 smushy	107kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	5 ft6 smushy	148kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	5 ft7 smushy	223kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	24°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Avila Beach, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Avila Beach

Mission PizzaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Mr. Rick'sBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
Ocean GrillSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Taco ShackTaco · 0.2 km from the centre
Blue Moon Over AvilaFrench · 0.3 km from the centre
Mulligans Bar & GrillBar and grill · 0.7 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits