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Asilomar, United States

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About Asilomar

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

The spot faces NW (312°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (132°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 72). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 12°C in May, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 15°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually August, September, October and November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Pacific Grove, 3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 9 dive sites.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 7 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MRY, direct.

    See flights ORD → MRY · Skyscanner from about £225 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Asilomar.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct314 ft10 ssoft325kJ20°C
Mon 19Oct396 ft8 smushy488kJ17°C
Tue 20Oct587 ft11 ssoft935kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct415 ft9 ssoft366kJ17°C
Thu 22Oct183 ft7 smushy107kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct355 ft6 smushy179kJ18°C
Sat 24Oct396 ft7 smushy359kJ18°C
Sun 25Oct154 ft7 smushy142kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct426 ft7 smushy316kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct325 ft7 smushy207kJ16°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to MRY, then 30 min by road. About 7h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Cypress

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Cypress

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Asilomar

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Cypress

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 7 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MRY, then 30 min by road. About 7h door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Pacific Grove each day: Asilomar, Boneyards, Cypress, Lover's Point.

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Rough cost

About £920–£1,685 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MRY, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£225–£465
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£30
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£920–£1,685

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

Places to eat near Pacific Grove

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

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