A Frames, United States

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Rancho Palos Verdes, is 95 km away. Nearest airport: SNA (SNA), 106 km.

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About A Frames

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (241°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (61°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually November, with about 4 good days in 7; in March, April and August, about 2. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Rancho Palos Verdes, is 95 km away. Nearest airport: SNA (SNA), 106 km.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 8 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Long Beach International Airport (LGB), direct.
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Getting there. 2 h 10 from the airport to A Frames.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Rancho Palos Verdes, is 95 km away. Nearest airport: SNA (SNA), 106 km.
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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at A Frames, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	62, good	4 ft13 shollow	474kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	49, good	4 ft13 shollow	568kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft10 shollow	334kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	310kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	34, poor	3 ft10 shollow	162kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	5 ft6 smushy	137kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	29, too small	3 ft7 shollow	58kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Mon 26Oct	13, too small	2 ft11 shollow	74kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	20°C
Tue 27Oct	20, too small	3 ft6 shollow	54kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots	18°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to LGB, then 2h 10 by road. About 8h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf A Frames
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf A Frames
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf A Frames
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf A Frames
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf A Frames
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to LGB, then 2h 10 by road. About 8h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £740–£1,375 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to LGB, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£215–£450
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£115–£190
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£740–£1,375

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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