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San Simeon Point, United States

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San Simeon Pier and San Simeon Bay in San Simeon, California, US
San Simeon Point. Photo: Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About San Simeon Point

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

The spot faces S (177°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (357°). 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 650 m out (1 in 64). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 12°C in April, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in September, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is San Simeon, 5 km away (about 10 min by car).

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 8 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MRY, direct.

    See flights ORD → MRY · Skyscanner from about £225 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 25 from the airport to San Simeon Point.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

San Simeon Point 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 18Oct315 ft9 ssoft373kJ26°C
Mon 19Oct345 ft9 ssoft456kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct406 ft11 ssoft863kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct346 ft10 ssoft586kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct183 ft12 scrumbling214kJ18°C
Fri 23Oct235 ft6 smushy145kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct325 ft7 smushy271kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct164 ft7 smushy109kJ24°C
Mon 26Oct295 ft8 smushy245kJ24°C
Tue 27Oct305 ft7 smushy245kJ22°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 ORD to MRY, then 2h 25 by road. About 8h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Boners

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 11 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Boners

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Boners

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MRY, then 2h 25 by road. About 8h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near San Simeon each day: Boners, San Simeon Point.

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Rough cost

About £1,020–£1,845 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 ORD to MRY, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£225–£465
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£115–£190
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£1,020–£1,845

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

Places to eat near San Simeon

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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