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Fullers, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Big Sur, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MRY (MRY), 43 km.

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About Fullers

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

The spot faces SW (218°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (38°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 7). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 12°C in May, 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 month is usually August, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Big Sur, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MRY (MRY), 43 km.

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 7 h 35 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. 1 h 05 from the airport to Fullers.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Big Sur, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MRY (MRY), 43 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Forecast

Fullers 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 Fullers, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct0, too big6 ft10 shollow612kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot19°C
Tue 20Oct29, poor4 ft11 shollow388kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore17°C
Wed 21Oct35, poor5 ft8 shollow295kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct44, fair4 ft7 shollow130kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore17°C
Fri 23Oct33, poor5 ft7 shollow254kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore20°C
Sat 24Oct34, poor4 ft8 shollow204kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots20°C
Sun 25Oct47, fair4 ft9 shollow186kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots23°C
Mon 26Oct55, good4 ft7 shollow165kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots23°C
Tue 27Oct34, too small3 ft7 shollow73kJwind from the south-east, 3 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 today, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to MRY, then 1h 05 by road. About 7h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Fullers

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

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Fullers

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Fullers

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Fullers

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Fullers

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

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MRY, then 1h 05 by road. About 7h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £710–£1,325 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
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
Taxiairport and back, shared£75–£125
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£710–£1,325

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

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