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Tomatoe Patch, United States

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About Tomatoe Patch

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

The spot faces W (251°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (71°). 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 400 m out (1 in 41). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 15°C in January, 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, May and June, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Encinitas, 2.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 18 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 7 h 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. 1 h from the airport to Tomatoe Patch.

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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

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct233 ft13 scrumbling326kJ24°C
Mon 19Oct263 ft13 scrumbling353kJ23°C
Tue 20Oct243 ft12 scrumbling308kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct213 ft12 scrumbling241kJ22°C
Thu 22Oct163 ft11 scrumbling140kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct162 ft12 scrumbling155kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct152 ft12 scrumbling126kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct112 ft12 scrumbling89kJ24°C
Mon 26Oct102 ft11 scrumbling54kJ24°C
Tue 27Oct143 ft4 smushy27kJ24°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 MDW to SAN, then 1h by road. About 7h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to SAN, then 1h by road. About 7h door to door

The plan picks the best of 24 spots near Encinitas each day: 85's, Barney's, Beacons, Boneyards, Bus stop's, Cardiff reef, D Street, Dabbers, Encinitas - D Street, Grandview, H's, Leucadia, Little Tahitis, Pipes - San elijo state beach, Sea bluff, Seaside Reef, Stone Steps, Stretchmark Beach, Suckouts, Swamis, Tabletops Playgrounds, Tippers, Tomatoe Patch, Turtles.

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Rough cost

About £960–£1,740 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£65–£105
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£960–£1,740

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

Places to eat near Encinitas

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