Smith River, United States

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About Smith River

Smith River is a town in California, United States. From Smith River you can reach 9 surf spots. The nearest is Clifford Kamph Memorial Park, a surf spot 4 km from the centre. Overture lists 3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is CEC, 19 km away.

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Staying in Smith River

3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CEC, 19 km, ACV, 107 km, MFR, 118 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 Smith River.

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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. 8 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Smith River 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.

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Clifford Kamph Memorial Park4 kmabout 10 min by car

7 ft607 kJ

6 ft531 kJ

8 ft945 kJ

4 ft156 kJ

4 ft348 kJ

5 ft344 kJ

4 ft212 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Clifford Kamph Memorial Park, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	7 ft8 ssoft	607kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	49, good	6 ft9 ssoft	531kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	8 ft9 ssoft	945kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	4 ft7 smushy	156kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	4 ft11 smushy	348kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	344kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	4 ft8 smushy	212kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	11°C

State Line7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Brookings, 8 km

7 ft607 kJ

6 ft531 kJ

8 ft945 kJ

4 ft156 kJ

4 ft348 kJ

5 ft344 kJ

4 ft212 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at State Line, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	7 ft8 ssoft	607kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	531kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	8 ft9 ssoft	945kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	4 ft7 smushy	156kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	4 ft11 smushy	348kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	344kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	4 ft8 smushy	212kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	11°C

Rainbow Rock19.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Brookings, 4 km

7 ft665 kJ

6 ft731 kJ

7 ft783 kJ

5 ft210 kJ

5 ft524 kJ

5 ft422 kJ

5 ft245 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Rainbow Rock, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	7 ft9 ssoft	665kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	6 ft10 scrumbling	731kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	7 ft9 ssoft	783kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	5 ft7 smushy	210kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	5 ft10 scrumbling	524kJ	wind from the north-west, 16 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	5 ft10 scrumbling	422kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	5 ft8 smushy	245kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	11°C

Lake Talawa13.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Crescent City, 9 km

7 ft690 kJ

6 ft589 kJ

7 ft606 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

3 ft284 kJ

5 ft389 kJ

5 ft238 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lake Talawa, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	55, good	7 ft8 ssoft	690kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	53, good	6 ft9 ssoft	589kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	7 ft8 ssoft	606kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	14°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	389kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	5 ft8 smushy	238kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	11°C

Pelican Beach12.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Crescent City, 10 km

7 ft690 kJ

6 ft589 kJ

7 ft606 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

3 ft284 kJ

5 ft389 kJ

5 ft238 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Pelican Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	55, good	7 ft8 ssoft	690kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	53, good	6 ft9 ssoft	589kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	7 ft8 ssoft	606kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	14°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	389kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	5 ft8 smushy	238kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	11°C

Mill Beach15.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Brookings

7 ft654 kJ

6 ft666 kJ

7 ft747 kJ

5 ft194 kJ

4 ft396 kJ

5 ft391 kJ

5 ft231 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mill Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	7 ft8 ssoft	654kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	6 ft10 ssoft	666kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	7 ft9 ssoft	747kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	5 ft7 smushy	194kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	396kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	391kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	5 ft8 smushy	231kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	11°C

Brookings Sporthaven Beach13.7 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Brookings, 2 km

7 ft670 kJ

6 ft577 kJ

8 ft999 kJ

5 ft199 kJ

5 ft470 kJ

5 ft389 kJ

5 ft235 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Brookings Sporthaven Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	7 ft8 ssoft	670kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	6 ft9 ssoft	577kJ	wind from the south, 0 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	8 ft9 ssoft	999kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	14°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	5 ft7 smushy	199kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	5 ft11 ssoft	470kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	389kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	18°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	5 ft8 smushy	235kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	11°C

Point Saint George18.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Crescent City, 6 km

7 ft690 kJ

7 ft607 kJ

6 ft494 kJ

5 ft178 kJ

4 ft95 kJ

5 ft393 kJ

5 ft242 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Point Saint George, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	7 ft8 ssoft	690kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	53, good	7 ft9 ssoft	607kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	6 ft8 ssoft	494kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	5 ft7 smushy	178kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	4 ft6 smushy	95kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	393kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	5 ft8 smushy	242kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	12°C

Garth's Reef19.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Crescent City, 4 km

7 ft653 kJ

6 ft577 kJ

7 ft779 kJ

5 ft175 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

5 ft331 kJ

5 ft232 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Garth's Reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	44, fair	7 ft8 ssoft	653kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	577kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	7 ft9 ssoft	779kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	5 ft7 smushy	175kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	14°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	331kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	5 ft7 smushy	232kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	12°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Smith River, 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 Smith River

Lolita's TaqueriaMexican · 1.3 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