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 experts: 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 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 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.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

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

5 ft532 kJ

6 ft628 kJ

6 ft632 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

6 ft244 kJ

6 ft298 kJ

3 ft117 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Leffingwell Landing, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	5 ft11 ssoft	532kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	628kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	632kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	15°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	4 ft8 smushy	139kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	6 ft6 smushy	244kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	35, too small	6 ft7 smushy	298kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	117kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C

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

5 ft532 kJ

6 ft628 kJ

6 ft632 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

6 ft244 kJ

6 ft298 kJ

3 ft117 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Moonstone, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	5 ft11 ssoft	532kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	628kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	632kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	15°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	4 ft8 smushy	139kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	6 ft6 smushy	244kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	35, too small	6 ft7 smushy	298kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	117kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C

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

5 ft532 kJ

6 ft628 kJ

6 ft632 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

6 ft244 kJ

6 ft298 kJ

3 ft117 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Moonstone beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	5 ft11 ssoft	532kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	628kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	632kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	15°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	4 ft8 smushy	139kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	6 ft6 smushy	244kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	35, too small	6 ft7 smushy	298kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	117kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C

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

5 ft532 kJ

6 ft628 kJ

6 ft632 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

6 ft244 kJ

6 ft298 kJ

3 ft117 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cliffs, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	5 ft11 ssoft	532kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	628kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	632kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	15°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	4 ft8 smushy	139kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	6 ft6 smushy	244kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	35, too small	6 ft7 smushy	298kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	117kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C

Ponytails2 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Cambria, 6 km

5 ft532 kJ

6 ft628 kJ

6 ft632 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

6 ft244 kJ

6 ft298 kJ

3 ft117 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ponytails, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	5 ft11 ssoft	532kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	6 ft10 ssoft	628kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	632kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	15°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	4 ft8 smushy	139kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	6 ft6 smushy	244kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	35, too small	6 ft7 smushy	298kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	117kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C

Boners0.5 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft532 kJ

6 ft628 kJ

6 ft632 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

6 ft244 kJ

6 ft298 kJ

3 ft117 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Boners, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	5 ft11 scrumbling	532kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	6 ft10 scrumbling	628kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	6 ft10 scrumbling	632kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	15°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	4 ft8 smushy	139kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	28, poor	6 ft6 smushy	244kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	34, too small	6 ft7 smushy	298kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	117kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C

San Simeon Point5 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft555 kJ

6 ft628 kJ

6 ft632 kJ

3 ft239 kJ

6 ft244 kJ

6 ft298 kJ

3 ft117 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at San Simeon Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	555kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	6 ft10 ssoft	628kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	632kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	3 ft13 scrumbling	239kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	6 ft6 smushy	244kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 0 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	33, too small	6 ft7 smushy	298kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	117kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	24°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

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Sand Dollar Beach45.3 kmabout 1h 20 by car

6 ft537 kJ

6 ft679 kJ

6 ft537 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

6 ft229 kJ

6 ft287 kJ

3 ft162 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sand Dollar Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	48, good	6 ft9 ssoft	537kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	19°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	6 ft10 scrumbling	679kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 0 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	537kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	3 ft8 smushy	119kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	6 ft6 smushy	229kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	6 ft7 smushy	287kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	20°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	162kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	23°C

Willow Creek42.4 kmabout 1h 15 by car

6 ft591 kJ

6 ft764 kJ

6 ft593 kJ

4 ft133 kJ

5 ft213 kJ

6 ft322 kJ

4 ft193 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Willow Creek, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	6 ft10 smushy	591kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	6 ft11 scrumbling	764kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	6 ft9 scrumbling	593kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	4 ft8 smushy	133kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	5 ft7 smushy	213kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	6 ft7 smushy	322kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	4 ft9 smushy	193kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	21°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