
Shell Beach
Surf town · United States
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10 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 10 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 28 surf spots
Surf · this week
Pismo Beach · about 10 min by car · stays in Pismo Beach
44 out of 100Hippo Rock · about 15 min by car · stays in Oceano
43 out of 100Oceano · about 15 min by car · stays in Oceano
43 out of 100Diablo Deck - San Luis Obispo · about 35 min by car · stays in Los Osos
37 out of 100Main Street · about 40 min by car · stays in Oceano
37 out of 100Magics · about 55 min by car · stays in Oceano
35 out of 100Silos · about 55 min by car · stays in Oceano
35 out of 100Sunset Palisades · about 10 min by car · stays in Pismo Beach
35 out of 100
All 28 surf spots
Corners · about 55 min by car · stays in Morro Bay
34 out of 100Sand Spit · about 45 min by car · stays in Morro Bay
34 out of 100A-Beach · about 1h by car · stays in Morro Bay
33 out of 100Cayucos · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Cayucos
33 out of 100The Pit · about 55 min by car · stays in Morro Bay
33 out of 10024st. and Studios · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Cayucos
30 out of 100A-Frames · about 45 min by car · stays in Cuesta By The Sea
30 out of 100Hazard Canyon · about 45 min by car · stays in Morro Bay
30 out of 100Left Spot · about 45 min by car · stays in Morro Bay
30 out of 100Lonesomes · about 45 min by car · stays in Cuesta By The Sea
30 out of 100Mouse Rock · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Cayucos
30 out of 100Pinkhouse · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Cayucos
30 out of 100Spooners Cove · about 45 min by car · stays in Cuesta By The Sea
30 out of 100Widdows · about 55 min by car · stays in Morro Bay
28 out of 100Purisima Point Peak · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Oceano
21 out of 100Avila - Fat Cats · about 15 min by car · stays in Avila Beach · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreAvila Beach - Waters point · about 10 min by car · stays in Avila Beach · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreSand Spit - Port San Luis · about 15 min by car · stays in Avila Beach · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreSewers · about 5 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreSt. Annes · about 5 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no score
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 Shell Beach.
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About Shell Beach
where it is, what is near
Shell Beach is a town in California, United States.
From Shell Beach you can reach 28 surf spots.
The nearest is Sewers, a surf spot 1.4 km from the centre.
Overture lists 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is San Luis County Regional Airport (SBP), 9 km away.
In California · West · United States
- 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: San Luis County Regional Airport (SBP), 9 km, Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (SMX), 35 km, Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), 111 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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