Pyramid cove point, United States

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Dana Point, is 96 km away. Nearest airport: SNA (SNA), 106 km.

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About Pyramid cove point

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

The spot faces S (172°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (352°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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 intermediate surfers the best months are usually July, August, September and October, with about 3 good days in 7; in January, March and April, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Dana Point, is 96 km away. Nearest airport: SNA (SNA), 106 km.

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 8 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN), direct.
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No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Dana Point, is 96 km away. Nearest airport: SNA (SNA), 106 km.
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Forecast

Pyramid cove point does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pyramid cove point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	70, good	4 ft13 shollow	490kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	67, good	4 ft13 shollow	577kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	70, good	4 ft10 shollow	344kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	68, good	4 ft11 shollow	348kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	3 ft10 shollow	175kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	5 ft6 shollow	126kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	4 ft6 shollow	76kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	22°C
Sun 25Oct	32, too small	2 ft8 shollow	77kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot, offshore	23°C
Mon 26Oct	28, too small	2 ft11 shollow	74kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 27Oct	41, fair	3 ft8 shollow	102kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	22°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to SAN, then 2h 15 by road. About 8h 20 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Pyramid cove point
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Pyramid cove point
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Pyramid cove point
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Pyramid cove point
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Pyramid cove point
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 1 kn (3 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to SAN, then 2h 15 by road. About 8h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £740–£1,370 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to SAN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£215–£445
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£115–£190
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£740–£1,370

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

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