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Pedro Point, United States

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Pedro Point. Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Pedro Point

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

The spot faces W (292°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (112°). 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 31). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 12°C in January, 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 September, October and November, with about 3 good days in 7; in May, June and July, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Pacifica, 1.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 6 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), direct.

    See flights MDW → SFO · Skyscanner from about £225 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Pedro Point.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct424 ft10 smushy263kJ15°C
Mon 19Oct414 ft9 smushy268kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct06 ft10 scrumbling663kJ16°C
Wed 21Oct604 ft8 scrumbling198kJ17°C
Thu 22Oct202 ft10 scrumbling110kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct303 ft7 smushy94kJ16°C
Sat 24Oct273 ft6 smushy78kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct424 ft6 smushy133kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct505 ft7 smushy220kJ14°C
Tue 27Oct524 ft7 smushy121kJ14°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to SFO, then 35 min by road. About 6h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Pedro Point

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Gray Whale Cove

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Pedro Point

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Gray Whale Cove

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to SFO, then 35 min by road. About 6h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Pacifica each day: Gray Whale Cove, Linda Mar, Pedro Point, Rockaway Beach, Sharp Park.

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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 SFO, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£225–£470
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£20–£35
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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