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Sewers, United States

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About Sewers

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 intermediate surfers and up. It works in 6–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 46). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 12°C in May, 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 Pismo Beach, 4.6 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → SBA · Skyscanner from about £220 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 15 from the airport to Sewers.

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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

Sewers 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 18Oct234 ft9 ssoft215kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct284 ft10 ssoft335kJ23°C
Tue 20Oct316 ft11 ssoft631kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct335 ft10 ssoft494kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct173 ft8 smushy107kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct235 ft6 smushy148kJ23°C
Sat 24Oct315 ft7 smushy223kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct174 ft6 smushy103kJ20°C
Mon 26Oct234 ft7 smushy179kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct325 ft7 smushy233kJ19°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 SBA, then 2h 15 by road. About 8h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf St. Annes

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 11 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf St. Annes

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 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
    Rest day

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

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to SBA, then 2h 15 by road. About 8h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Pismo Beach each day: Pismo Beach, Sewers, St. Annes, Sunset Palisades.

The trip from Pismo Beach, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,015–£1,840 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 SBA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£220–£460
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£1,015–£1,840

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

Places to eat near Pismo Beach

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