Photo: Azzedine Rouichi / UnsplashBeach breaks, boardshorts water year-round, growing nomad scene.
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Data updated
1 spot · 0 venues
At a glance
Peak season—53% surfable at peak
Suits—no month clears our bar
Boardlongboard · bothbeach
Water25.6–29.9°CBoardshorts most of the year
Internet91 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$1,040+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
1 spot within 25 km · 1 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazardsrips
Spot details
- Los Ángelesbeach0 km
The surf year
Peak consistency 53% · below our season thresholdSurfable days by month · intermediateBest window — · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
53peak · Jul
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
midmidmidmidmidmidmidmidsmlsmlmidmid
Wind ok
45%39%27%36%68%81%70%80%86%92%76%45%
Water
26°26°26°26°28°29°28°29°30°30°29°27°
Barsless surfablemore
WaterBoardshorts24°+
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 9% | 8% | 7% | 20% | 38% | 47% | 42% | 37% | 32% | 39% | 29% | 19% |
| Intermediate | 32% | 31% | 23% | 23% | 42% | 52% | 53% | 39% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 32% |
| Advanced | 29% | 31% | 22% | 18% | 32% | 40% | 45% | 28% | 11% | 9% | 13% | 26% |
Working from here
median 91 Mbps · no known coworking · from $670 a month · balanced sceneInternet speedmedian download · Ookla91 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party49 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$670–$1,270
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $1,040–$1,770
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
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Getting there
Nearest airportSimón Bolívar International Airport
CodeSMR
Distance42 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction