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North Torrey Pines, United States

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About North Torrey Pines

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

The spot faces W (263°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (83°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 63). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 22°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, March, April and May, with about 3 good days in 7; in August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Del Mar, 2.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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 6 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN), direct.

    See flights MDW → SAN · Skyscanner from about £215 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to North Torrey Pines.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct644 ft13 ssoft369kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct563 ft12 ssoft300kJ25°C
Wed 21Oct503 ft12 ssoft253kJ25°C
Thu 22Oct413 ft12 scrumbling228kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct443 ft5 smushy43kJ22°C
Sat 24Oct383 ft6 smushy41kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct302 ft12 scrumbling110kJ25°C
Mon 26Oct232 ft11 scrumbling65kJ26°C
Tue 27Oct191 ft15 scrumbling89kJ25°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 MDW to SAN, then 45 min by road. About 6h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Pickleweed Point

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Pickleweed Point

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf 15th St.

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf North Torrey Pines

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf North Torrey Pines

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to SAN, then 45 min by road. About 6h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 6 spots near Del Mar each day: 15th St., Blacks Beach, Del Mar, North Torrey Pines, Pickleweed Point, Torrey Pines State Beach.

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Rough cost

About £935–£1,700 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 MDW to SAN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£215–£445
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£40–£65
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£935–£1,700

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

Places to eat near Del Mar

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