
Half Moon Bay
Surf, kitesurf and windsurf town · United States
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Beds: 10 places
10 places to stay within 2 km, 2 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£85 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£100 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£130 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 10 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 16 places in 3 sports
Surf · this week
Sharp Park · about 30 min by car · stays in South San Francisco
48 out of 100Linda Mar · about 25 min by car · stays in Pacifica
44 out of 100Pedro Point · about 25 min by car · stays in Pacifica
44 out of 100Rockaway Beach · about 30 min by car · stays in Pacifica
44 out of 100Roosevelt Beach · about 5 min by car
40 out of 100Venice Beach · about 5 min by car
39 out of 100Francis Beach · about 5 min by car
38 out of 100Gray Whale Cove · about 20 min by car · stays in Pacifica
36 out of 100
All 14 surf spots
Montara · about 20 min by car · stays in Montara
36 out of 100Martins beach · about 25 min by car
34 out of 100Tunitas Creek · about 30 min by car · stays in Pescadero
34 out of 100El Granada · about 5 min by car
30 out of 100Princeton Breakwater · about 5 min by car
30 out of 100Mavericks · about 10 min by car · Not for intermediates
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Kitesurf · this week
Half Moon Bay · 2.9 km · stays here
5 out of 100
Windsurf · this week
Half Moon Bay · 2.9 km · stays here
11 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Half Moon Bay.
Places to eat
6 near Half Moon Bay
Places to eat near Half Moon Bay
- Hangetsu SushiSushi · 1.0 km from the centre
- Asian Kings KitchenChinese · 1.4 km from the centre
- The BarnAmerican · 1.4 km from the centre
- Pho Banh Mi and JuiceVietnamese · 1.7 km from the centre
- Taqueria La MordidaMexican · 1.7 km from the centre
- What A MealsThai · 1.7 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
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the town and every place near it
Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 20 km from Half Moon Bay.
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About Half Moon Bay
where it is, what is near
Half Moon Bay is a town in California, United States.
From Half Moon Bay you can reach 14 surf spots, 1 kitesurf spot and 1 windsurf spot.
The nearest is Venice Beach, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre.
Overture lists 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 17 km away.
In California · West · United States
- 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 17 km, San Carlos Airport (SQL), 18 km, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK), 33 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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