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Santa Monica
Surf, kitesurf, windsurf and sailing town · United States
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Beds: 83 places
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83 places to stay within 2 km, 1 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 83 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 74 places in 4 sports
Surf · this week
Avalanche · about 50 min by car · stays in Redondo Beach
66 out of 100Lunada Bay · about 50 min by car · stays in Redondo Beach
66 out of 100Wallys · about 55 min by car · stays in Redondo Beach
66 out of 100Redondo - The Breakwater · about 40 min by car · stays in Redondo Beach
61 out of 100Dominators · about 50 min by car · stays in Redondo Beach
59 out of 100Exiles · about 45 min by car · stays in Redondo Beach
57 out of 100Indicator · about 50 min by car · stays in Redondo Beach
57 out of 100Pipes & Turbos · about 50 min by car · stays in Redondo Beach
57 out of 100
All 69 surf spots
Burnout · about 45 min by car · stays in Redondo Beach
56 out of 100Haggarty's · about 45 min by car · stays in Redondo Beach
56 out of 100Malaga Cove · about 45 min by car · stays in Redondo Beach
56 out of 100Palos Verde - Bluff Cove · about 50 min by car · stays in Redondo Beach
56 out of 100Redondo Beach · about 40 min by car · stays in Redondo Beach
56 out of 100Soup Bowls · about 45 min by car · stays in Redondo Beach
56 out of 100Torrance Beach The Avenues · about 45 min by car · stays in Torrance
56 out of 100Bee Hives · about 1h by car · stays in Rancho Palos Verdes
55 out of 100Dockweiler Beach · about 20 min by car · stays in Inglewood
53 out of 100El Porto · about 25 min by car · stays in Inglewood
53 out of 100El Segundo Beach Jetty · about 25 min by car · stays in El Segundo
53 out of 100Hammerland · about 25 min by car · stays in Inglewood
53 out of 100Hermosa Beach Pier · about 35 min by car · stays in Hermosa Beach
53 out of 100Hermosa Pier Outside · about 35 min by car · stays in Hermosa Beach
53 out of 100Pipe · about 25 min by car · stays in Inglewood
53 out of 100Bonzai's · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Rancho Palos Verdes
52 out of 100Gillis · about 15 min by car · stays in Inglewood
52 out of 100Manhattan 26th street · about 30 min by car · stays in Manhattan Beach
52 out of 100Manhattan Beach Pier · about 30 min by car · stays in Manhattan Beach
52 out of 100Pratte's Reef · about 25 min by car · stays in Inglewood
52 out of 100Waterfalls · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Malibu
52 out of 100Zeroes · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Malibu
52 out of 100Zuma Beach · about 55 min by car · stays in Malibu
52 out of 100Bomboras-county line · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Malibu
51 out of 100Heavens · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Malibu
51 out of 100Japs Cove · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Rancho Palos Verdes
51 out of 100Marshalls · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Malibu
51 out of 100Pickles · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Rancho Palos Verdes
51 out of 100Rat Beach · about 45 min by car · stays in Redondo Beach
51 out of 100Staircase · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Malibu
51 out of 100Staircases · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Malibu
51 out of 100T C's · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Rancho Palos Verdes
51 out of 100TCs · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Rancho Palos Verdes
51 out of 100Abalone Cove · about 1h by car · stays in Rancho Palos Verdes
50 out of 100County Line · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Port Hueneme
50 out of 100Seal Beach · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Seal Beach
50 out of 100Leo Carillo · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Malibu
49 out of 100North Side Leo · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Malibu
49 out of 100Seal Beach South Side · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Seal Beach
49 out of 100Chart House · about 15 min by car
48 out of 100Deadman's · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Port Hueneme
48 out of 100Malibu Surfrider · about 35 min by car · stays in Malibu
48 out of 100Sunset · about 10 min by car
48 out of 100Deer Creek · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Port Hueneme
47 out of 100Venice Breakwater · about 10 min by car
47 out of 100Venice Pier · about 10 min by car
47 out of 100Drain Pipes · about 55 min by car · stays in Malibu
46 out of 100Point Dume - Little Dume · about 50 min by car · stays in Malibu
46 out of 100Venice - Rose Avenue · about 5 min by car
46 out of 100Westward Beach · about 55 min by car · stays in Malibu
46 out of 100cabrillo beach · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Long Beach
45 out of 100Cabrillo Point · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Long Beach
45 out of 100Latigo Point · about 45 min by car · stays in Malibu
45 out of 100The Hut - Paradise Cove · about 50 min by car · stays in Malibu
45 out of 100Bay Street, Santa Monica · about 5 min by car
43 out of 100Ocean Park, Santa Monica · about 5 min by car
43 out of 100Santa Monica - Samo 20 · about 5 min by car
43 out of 100Will Rogers · about 10 min by car
41 out of 100Ray Bay · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Long Beach
40 out of 100Seal Beach Pier Northside · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Seal Beach
40 out of 100Long Beach · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Long Beach · Not for intermediates
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Kitesurf · this week
Santa Monica · 1.3 km · stays here
4 out of 100Venice Beach · 3.8 km · stays here
0 out of 100
Windsurf · this week
Santa Monica · 1.3 km · stays here
10 out of 100Venice Beach · 3.8 km · stays here
0 out of 100
Sailing · this week
Bluewater Sailing · 6.1 km · stays here
3 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 Santa Monica.
Places to eat
6 near Santa Monica
Places to eat near Santa Monica
- Rosti Tuscan Kitchen - Santa MonicaItalian · in the centre
- SolidarityPolish · in the centre
- Fritto MistoItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
- La BotteItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
- Native RestaurantAmerican · 0.1 km from the centre
- Santa Monica Yacht ClubSeafood · 0.1 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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About Santa Monica
where it is, what is near
Santa Monica is a town in California, United States.
From Santa Monica you can reach 69 surf spots, 2 kitesurf spots, 2 windsurf spots and 1 sailing spot.
The nearest is Santa Monica, a kitesurf and windsurf spot 1.3 km from the centre.
Overture lists 83 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 11 km away.
In California · West · United States
- 83 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 11 km, Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), 18 km, Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR), 24 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.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).