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Ghost tree, United States

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Monterey, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Smatprt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Ghost tree

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

The spot faces SW (216°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (36°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–17 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 13°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 15°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). The town to stay in is Monterey, 6.6 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 5 dive sites.

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 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. 30 min from the airport to Ghost tree.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Monterey · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Monterey · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct295 ft9 shollow383kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct397 ft9 scrumbling590kJ17°C
Tue 20Oct568 ft11 shollow1,251kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct376 ft9 shollow538kJ17°C
Thu 22Oct174 ft7 shollow131kJ18°C
Fri 23Oct306 ft6 smushy217kJ18°C
Sat 24Oct427 ft7 smushy418kJ18°C
Sun 25Oct194 ft7 smushy144kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct416 ft8 smushy311kJ23°C
Tue 27Oct305 ft7 smushy262kJ22°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 30 min by road. About 7h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Ghost tree

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 8 ft at 11 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Ghost tree

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).

  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 34 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Ghost tree

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

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MRY, then 30 min by road. About 7h door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Monterey each day: Del Monte Beach, Ghost tree, The Wharf.

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Rough cost

About £920–£1,685 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
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£30
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£920–£1,685

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

Places to eat near Monterey

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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