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Long Beach, United States

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Long Beach, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

About Long Beach

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

The spot faces SE (153°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (333°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 62). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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). The town to stay in is Long Beach, 1.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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 6 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. MDW to LGB, direct.

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

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Long Beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Long Beach · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Long Beach · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Long Beach does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct233 ft14 scrumbling256kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct243 ft13 scrumbling288kJ25°C
Tue 20Oct233 ft12 scrumbling245kJ24°C
Wed 21Oct223 ft12 scrumbling189kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct162 ft11 scrumbling126kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct142 ft10 scrumbling89kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct132 ft10 scrumbling67kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct112 ft12 scrumbling58kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct81 ft11 scrumbling45kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct92 ft9 scrumbling30kJ19°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 MDW to LGB, then 25 min by road. About 6h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to LGB, then 25 min by road. About 6h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Long Beach each day: cabrillo beach, Cabrillo Point, Long Beach, Ray Bay.

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Rough cost

About £910–£1,665 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 LGB, 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£15–£25
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£910–£1,665

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

Places to eat near Long Beach

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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