Tunitas Creek, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Half Moon Bay, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SQL (SQL), 22 km.

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About Tunitas Creek

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

The spot faces W (259°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (79°). 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 700 m out (1 in 69). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 12°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in September, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually October and November, with about 3 good days in 7; in May, June and July, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Half Moon Bay, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SQL (SQL), 22 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 14°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 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), direct.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tunitas Creek, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, too small	5 ft9 smushy	356kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	6 ft8 smushy	399kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	7 ft11 ssoft	972kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	35, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	319kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	3 ft7 smushy	89kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	6 ft6 smushy	255kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	7 ft7 smushy	363kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	25, too small	5 ft7 smushy	183kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	21°C
Mon 26Oct	43, fair	5 ft7 smushy	296kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	25°C
Tue 27Oct	22, too small	4 ft7 smushy	178kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	22°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to SFO, then 50 min by road. About 7h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Tunitas Creek
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Tunitas Creek
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Tunitas Creek
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 6 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Tunitas Creek
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 7 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to SFO, then 50 min by road. About 7h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £685–£1,290 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
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to SFO, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£225–£470
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£50–£85
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£685–£1,290

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

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