Cambria, United States

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Moonstone Beach Side View — Moonstone. Photo: Jar965, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Cambria

Cambria is a town in California, United States. From Cambria you can reach 8 surf spots. The nearest is Moonstone, a surf spot 3.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 28 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is SBP, 54 km away.

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Staying in Cambria

28 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: SBP, 54 km, SMX, 93 km, MRY, 133 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 Cambria.

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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 Cambria each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Cambria too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder 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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Pinkhouse19.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Cayucos, 2 km

4 ft240 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft187 kJ

4 ft259 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

4 ft113 kJ

5 ft214 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pinkhouse, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	4 ft9 ssoft	240kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	24°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	4 ft10 ssoft	374kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 0 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	187kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	259kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	3 ft8 smushy	110kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	4 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	5 ft7 smushy	214kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	22°C

Leffingwell Landing3.3 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft373 kJ

5 ft443 kJ

4 ft280 kJ

5 ft296 kJ

4 ft130 kJ

5 ft125 kJ

5 ft229 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Leffingwell Landing, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	5 ft9 ssoft	373kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	443kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	4 ft10 ssoft	280kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	296kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	130kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	20°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	5 ft7 smushy	229kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	22°C

Moonstone3.2 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft373 kJ

5 ft443 kJ

4 ft280 kJ

5 ft296 kJ

4 ft130 kJ

5 ft125 kJ

5 ft229 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Moonstone, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	5 ft9 ssoft	373kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	443kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	4 ft10 ssoft	280kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	296kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	130kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	20°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	5 ft7 smushy	229kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	22°C

Moonstone beach3.2 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft373 kJ

5 ft443 kJ

4 ft280 kJ

5 ft296 kJ

4 ft130 kJ

5 ft125 kJ

5 ft229 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Moonstone beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	5 ft9 ssoft	373kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	443kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	4 ft10 ssoft	280kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	296kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	130kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	20°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	5 ft7 smushy	229kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	22°C

Cliffs3.7 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft373 kJ

5 ft443 kJ

4 ft280 kJ

5 ft296 kJ

4 ft130 kJ

5 ft125 kJ

5 ft229 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cliffs, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	48, good	5 ft9 ssoft	373kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	443kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	4 ft10 ssoft	280kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	296kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	130kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	20°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	5 ft7 smushy	229kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	22°C

Ponytails6 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft373 kJ

5 ft443 kJ

4 ft280 kJ

5 ft296 kJ

4 ft130 kJ

5 ft125 kJ

5 ft229 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ponytails, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	48, good	5 ft9 ssoft	373kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	443kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	4 ft10 scrumbling	280kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	296kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	4 ft7 smushy	130kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	5 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	20°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	229kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	22°C

Boners7.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in San Simeon

5 ft373 kJ

5 ft443 kJ

4 ft280 kJ

5 ft296 kJ

4 ft130 kJ

5 ft125 kJ

5 ft229 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Boners, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	47, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	373kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	5 ft10 scrumbling	443kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	4 ft10 scrumbling	280kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	296kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	4 ft7 smushy	130kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	5 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	20°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	229kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	22°C

San Simeon Point12.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in San Simeon, 5 kmNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft373 kJ

5 ft456 kJ

6 ft863 kJ

6 ft586 kJ

3 ft214 kJ

5 ft145 kJ

5 ft271 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at San Simeon Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	373kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	456kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	6 ft11 ssoft	863kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	586kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	214kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	5 ft6 smushy	145kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	32, too small	5 ft7 smushy	271kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	22°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Cambria, 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 Cambria

Las CambritasMexican · in the centre
Lombardis Pasta FamiliaItalian · in the centre
Cambria Pub And SteakhouseSteakhouse · 0.1 km from the centre
Casa De OroLatin american · 0.1 km from the centre
JJ's PizzaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Wild GingerAsian fusion · 0.1 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