Half Moon Bay, United States

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About Half Moon Bay

Half Moon Bay is a town in California, United States. From Half Moon Bay you can reach 12 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Venice Beach, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 17 km away.

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Staying in Half Moon Bay

10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 17 km, SQL, 18 km, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK), 33 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Half Moon Bay.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Half Moon Bay each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 8 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Half Moon Bay too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Mavericks3.9 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft451 kJ

7 ft891 kJ

5 ft336 kJ

3 ft94 kJ

7 ft379 kJ

6 ft292 kJ

5 ft301 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mavericks, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, poor	6 ft8 s	451kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	7 ft10 s	891kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	5 ft9 s	336kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	3 ft7 s	94kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	7 ft7 s	379kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	6 ft7 s	292kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	30, too small	5 ft8 s	301kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	19°C

Montara9.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Montara

6 ft460 kJ

7 ft824 kJ

5 ft298 kJ

3 ft92 kJ

7 ft382 kJ

6 ft263 kJ

5 ft256 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Montara, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	6 ft8 smushy	460kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	7 ft10 scrumbling	824kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	5 ft8 scrumbling	298kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	3 ft8 shollow	92kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	7 ft7 smushy	382kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	6 ft7 smushy	263kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	27, too small	5 ft8 scrumbling	256kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	17°C

Tunitas Creek14.7 kmabout 30 min by car

6 ft453 kJ

7 ft883 kJ

5 ft340 kJ

3 ft92 kJ

7 ft377 kJ

6 ft292 kJ

5 ft285 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tunitas Creek, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	453kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	7 ft10 ssoft	883kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	340kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	3 ft7 smushy	92kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	7 ft7 smushy	377kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	6 ft7 smushy	292kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	28, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	285kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	21°C

Martins beach12.4 kmabout 25 min by car

6 ft453 kJ

7 ft883 kJ

5 ft340 kJ

3 ft92 kJ

7 ft377 kJ

6 ft292 kJ

5 ft285 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Martins beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	453kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	7 ft10 ssoft	883kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	35, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	340kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	3 ft7 smushy	92kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	48, good	7 ft7 smushy	377kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	6 ft7 smushy	292kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	28, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	285kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	21°C

Gray Whale Cove11 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Pacifica, 4 km

6 ft460 kJ

7 ft824 kJ

5 ft298 kJ

3 ft92 kJ

7 ft382 kJ

6 ft263 kJ

5 ft256 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Gray Whale Cove, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	33, poor	6 ft8 shollow	460kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	7 ft10 shollow	824kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	5 ft8 shollow	298kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	3 ft8 shollow	92kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	7 ft7 smushy	382kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	6 ft7 shollow	263kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	26, too small	5 ft8 shollow	256kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	17°C

Sharp Park17.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Pacifica, 4 km

6 ft403 kJ

6 ft706 kJ

5 ft264 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

7 ft349 kJ

5 ft217 kJ

4 ft207 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sharp Park, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	6 ft8 smushy	403kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	6 ft10 ssoft	706kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	264kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	127kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	7 ft6 smushy	349kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	5 ft7 smushy	217kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 smushy	207kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	18°C

Francis Beach1.4 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft445 kJ

6 ft808 kJ

5 ft302 kJ

3 ft91 kJ

7 ft454 kJ

6 ft261 kJ

5 ft249 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Francis Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	6 ft8 smushy	445kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	6 ft10 ssoft	808kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	302kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft7 smushy	91kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	50, good	7 ft7 smushy	454kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	6 ft7 smushy	261kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	25, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	249kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C

Roosevelt Beach1.1 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft445 kJ

6 ft808 kJ

5 ft302 kJ

3 ft91 kJ

7 ft454 kJ

6 ft261 kJ

5 ft249 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Roosevelt Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	6 ft8 smushy	445kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	808kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	302kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	3 ft7 smushy	91kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	48, good	7 ft7 smushy	454kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	6 ft7 smushy	261kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	25, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	249kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	19°C

Venice Beach0.5 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft445 kJ

6 ft808 kJ

5 ft302 kJ

3 ft91 kJ

7 ft454 kJ

6 ft261 kJ

5 ft249 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Venice Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	6 ft8 smushy	445kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	6 ft10 ssoft	808kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	302kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	3 ft7 smushy	91kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	48, good	7 ft7 smushy	454kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	6 ft7 smushy	261kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	25, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	249kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	19°C

Pedro Point14.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Pacifica, 2 km

6 ft403 kJ

6 ft706 kJ

5 ft264 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

7 ft349 kJ

5 ft217 kJ

4 ft207 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Pedro Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	29, too small	6 ft8 smushy	403kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	6 ft10 scrumbling	706kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	5 ft8 scrumbling	264kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	3 ft10 smushy	127kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	7 ft7 smushy	349kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	5 ft7 smushy	217kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	4 ft8 smushy	207kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	17°C

Rockaway Beach14.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Pacifica, 1 km

6 ft403 kJ

6 ft706 kJ

5 ft264 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

7 ft349 kJ

5 ft217 kJ

4 ft207 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Rockaway Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	29, too small	6 ft8 smushy	403kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	6 ft10 ssoft	706kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	264kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	3 ft10 smushy	127kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	7 ft7 smushy	349kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	5 ft7 smushy	217kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	4 ft8 smushy	207kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	17°C

Linda Mar13.3 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Pacifica

6 ft403 kJ

6 ft706 kJ

5 ft264 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

7 ft349 kJ

5 ft217 kJ

4 ft207 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Linda Mar, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	29, too small	6 ft8 smushy	403kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	6 ft10 ssoft	706kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	264kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	3 ft10 smushy	127kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	7 ft7 smushy	349kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	5 ft7 smushy	217kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	4 ft8 smushy	207kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Half Moon Bay, 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).

Kite near Half Moon Bay

Half Moon Bay 2.9 km · stays here

Windsurf near Half Moon Bay

Half Moon Bay 2.9 km · stays here

Places to eat near Half Moon Bay

Hangetsu SushiSushi · 1.0 km from the centre
Asian Kings KitchenChinese · 1.4 km from the centre
The BarnAmerican · 1.4 km from the centre
Pho Banh Mi and JuiceVietnamese · 1.7 km from the centre
Taqueria La MordidaMexican · 1.7 km from the centre
What A MealsThai · 1.7 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