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Boners, United States

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Corethrogyne filaginifolia; Branching Beach Aster
Near Boners, 1 km away. Photo: Peter D. Tillman from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Boners

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

The spot faces SW (223°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (43°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 32). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually November, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is San Simeon, 0.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.

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 9 h 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 30 from the airport to Boners.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in San Simeon · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in San Simeon · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Boners 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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct475 ft9 scrumbling373kJ25°C
Mon 19Oct385 ft10 scrumbling443kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct304 ft10 scrumbling280kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct335 ft9 scrumbling296kJ19°C
Thu 22Oct444 ft7 smushy130kJ18°C
Fri 23Oct415 ft6 smushy125kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct445 ft7 smushy229kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct404 ft7 smushy109kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct355 ft7 smushy210kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct445 ft7 smushy205kJ18°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 ORD to MRY, then 2h 30 by road. About 9h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Boners

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Boners

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 1 kn (3 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Boners

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Boners

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Boners

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MRY, then 2h 30 by road. About 9h door to door

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

The trip from San Simeon, with every spot near it

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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