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No Surf, United States

Stay in Coronado: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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About No Surf

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

The spot faces W (263°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (83°). 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 450 m out (1 in 45). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 22°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, June and October, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Coronado, 8.4 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 15 surf spots, 3 wind sports spots and 1 dive site.

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. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN), direct.

    See flights MDW → SAN · Skyscanner from about £215 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to No Surf.

  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at No Surf, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct23, too small3 ft13 scrumbling372kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots23°C
Mon 19Oct26, too small4 ft13 scrumbling411kJwind from the east, 2 knots, offshore23°C
Tue 20Oct24, too small4 ft12 scrumbling351kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore22°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small3 ft12 scrumbling270kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct15, too small3 ft10 scrumbling124kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore20°C
Fri 23Oct23, too small4 ft6 smushy91kJwind from the east, 8 knots, offshore21°C
Sat 24Oct13, too small2 ft6 smushy34kJwind from the north, 2 knots22°C
Sun 25Oct12, too small2 ft12 scrumbling101kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore21°C
Mon 26Oct8, too small2 ft11 scrumbling64kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots21°C
Tue 27Oct14, too small3 ft5 smushy32kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots20°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 SAN, then 25 min by road. About 6h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 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 SAN, then 25 min by road. About 6h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 16 spots near Coronado each day: Ab, Bird Shit, Breakers beach, Coronado, Coronado Silver Strand State Beach, Donuts, Garbage, Gator Beach, Ian's Reef, Kings Bay, Newbreak (Nubes), No Surf, Outlet, Pianos, Point Loma (Ralph's), Sunset Cliffs - Osprey.

The trip from Coronado, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £910–£1,660 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to SAN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£215–£445
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–£1,660

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

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