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Chart House, United States

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About Chart House

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

The spot faces S (198°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (18°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 34). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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 beginners the best months are usually August, September, October and November, with about 6 good days in 7; in April, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Santa Monica, 8.2 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 6 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), direct.

    See flights MDW → LAX · Skyscanner from about £215 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Chart House.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct593 ft13 shollow237kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct593 ft13 scrumbling294kJ26°C
Tue 20Oct583 ft12 scrumbling217kJ24°C
Wed 21Oct603 ft12 scrumbling193kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct662 ft11 scrumbling131kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct552 ft11 shollow101kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct742 ft12 shollow98kJ25°C
Sun 25Oct722 ft12 shollow74kJ25°C
Mon 26Oct652 ft12 shollow57kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct512 ft5 smushy22kJ26°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to LAX, then 40 min by road. About 6h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Will Rogers

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Will Rogers

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Chart House

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 11 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Chart House

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 2 ft at 11 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Chart House

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to LAX, then 40 min by road. About 6h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 9 spots near Santa Monica each day: Bay Street, Santa Monica, Chart House, Ocean Park, Santa Monica, Santa Monica - Samo 20, Sunset, Venice Breakwater, Venice Pier, Venice - Rose Avenue, Will Rogers.

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Rough cost

About £925–£1,695 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 MDW to LAX, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£215–£450
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£30–£55
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£925–£1,695

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

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