San Simeon, United States

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Corethrogyne filaginifolia; Branching Beach Aster — Near Boners, 1 km away. Photo: Peter D. Tillman from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About San Simeon

San Simeon is a town in California, United States. From San Simeon you can reach 9 surf spots, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Boners, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is SBP, 62 km away.

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Staying in San Simeon

15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: SBP, 62 km, SMX, 101 km, MRY, 125 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 San Simeon. Spots further out are listed below.

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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 San Simeon each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for San Simeon 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

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Leffingwell Landing5.1 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Cambria, 3 km

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	36, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	296kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	19°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	130kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	5 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	20°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	5 ft7 smushy	229kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	22°C

Moonstone5.1 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Cambria, 3 km

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	36, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	296kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	19°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	130kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	5 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	20°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	5 ft7 smushy	229kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	22°C

Moonstone beach5.1 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Cambria, 3 km

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	36, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	296kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	19°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	130kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	5 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	20°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	5 ft7 smushy	229kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	22°C

Cliffs4.6 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Cambria, 4 km

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	49, 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 ssoft	280kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	296kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	19°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	130kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	20°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	5 ft7 smushy	229kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	22°C

Ponytails2 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Cambria, 6 km

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	34, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	296kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	19°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	4 ft7 smushy	130kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	20°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	229kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	22°C

Boners0.5 kmabout 5 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 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	38, 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	33, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	296kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	19°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	4 ft7 smushy	130kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	5 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the west-north-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 Point5 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 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	25°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	456kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	6 ft11 ssoft	863kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	586kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	18°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-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	32, too small	5 ft7 smushy	271kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	22°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of San Simeon, 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).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from San Simeon. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

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.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sand Dollar Beach45.3 kmabout 1h 20 by car

4 ft281 kJ

6 ft460 kJ

4 ft378 kJ

5 ft323 kJ

3 ft139 kJ

4 ft170 kJ

5 ft217 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sand Dollar Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	55, good	4 ft9 ssoft	281kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	49, good	6 ft9 ssoft	460kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	4 ft11 scrumbling	378kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	17°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	5 ft9 scrumbling	323kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	3 ft8 scrumbling	139kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	4 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	5 ft7 smushy	217kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	20°C

Willow Creek42.4 kmabout 1h 15 by car

5 ft318 kJ

6 ft501 kJ

5 ft427 kJ

5 ft286 kJ

4 ft137 kJ

5 ft161 kJ

6 ft302 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Willow Creek, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	318kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	22, poor	6 ft9 smushy	501kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	15, poor	5 ft10 shollow	427kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	286kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	4 ft8 smushy	137kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	5 ft6 smushy	161kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	6 ft7 smushy	302kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	19°C

Places to eat near San Simeon

Big Sur RestaurantSeafood · in the centre
Manta Rey RestaurantSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
El Chorlito Mexican RestaurantMexican · 0.2 km from the centre
San Simeon Beach Bar & GrillBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
Sunset GrillAmerican · 0.3 km from the centre
San Simeon Reosrt, Inc0.2 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