Port Campbell, Australia

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Port Campbell Beach
Port Campbell Bay. Photo: Aman Srivastava, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Port Campbell

Port Campbell is a town in Victoria, Australia. From Port Campbell you can reach 5 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is The point, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PTJ, 137 km away.

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Staying in Port Campbell

  • 33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: PTJ, 137 km, Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV), 144 km, KNS, 159 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Port Campbell.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Port Campbell each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Port Campbell too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Port Campbell: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
The Well11.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Peterborough, 1 km3 ft135 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, good4 ft361 kJwind from the north, 16 knots, offshore, good5 ft480 kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, fair5 ft378 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, fair8 ft1681 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, too big7 ft1319 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, too big7 ft1266 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, too big
All readings for The Well: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Well, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct50, good3 ft10 scrumbling135kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore21°C
Mon 19Oct72, good4 ft11 ssoft361kJwind from the north, 16 knots, offshore22°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair5 ft10 ssoft480kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct37, fair5 ft9 smushy378kJwind from the west, 6 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft12 ssoft1,681kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots23°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big7 ft12 ssoft1,319kJwind from the north, 15 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big7 ft12 smushy1,266kJwind from the west, 9 knots16°C
Gibson Steps11.6 kmabout 20 min by car3 ft137 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, good4 ft295 kJwind from the north, 14 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day5 ft477 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore, good5 ft373 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, fair8 ft1781 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, too big7 ft1355 kJwind from the north, 14 knots, too big8 ft1360 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too big
All readings for Gibson Steps: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gibson Steps, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct48, good3 ft10 shollow137kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore21°C
Mon 19Oct71, good4 ft11 shollow295kJwind from the north, 14 knots, offshore22°C
Tue 20Oct48, good5 ft10 scrumbling477kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore20°C
Wed 21Oct38, fair5 ft9 smushy373kJwind from the west, 6 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft12 scrumbling1,781kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots23°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big7 ft12 scrumbling1,355kJwind from the north, 14 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft11 smushy1,360kJwind from the west, 8 knots16°C
Airports9.8 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Peterborough3 ft136 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, good4 ft316 kJwind from the north, 16 knots, offshore, good5 ft440 kJwind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore, good5 ft368 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, fair8 ft1634 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, too big7 ft1294 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, too big7 ft1188 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, too big
All readings for Airports: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Airports, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct48, good3 ft10 ssoft136kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore21°C
Mon 19Oct69, good4 ft11 ssoft316kJwind from the north, 16 knots, offshore22°C
Tue 20Oct51, good5 ft10 ssoft440kJwind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore20°C
Wed 21Oct38, fair5 ft9 ssoft368kJwind from the west, 6 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft13 ssoft1,634kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots23°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big7 ft12 ssoft1,294kJwind from the north, 15 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big7 ft12 smushy1,188kJwind from the west, 9 knots16°C
The point0.4 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft137 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft295 kJwind from the north, 14 knots, offshore, good5 ft460 kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day5 ft373 kJwind from the west, 5 knots, fair8 ft1691 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, too big7 ft1330 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, too big7 ft1214 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too big
All readings for The point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The point, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct49, good3 ft10 scrumbling137kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore24°C
Mon 19Oct68, good4 ft11 ssoft295kJwind from the north, 14 knots, offshore25°C
Tue 20Oct52, good5 ft10 ssoft460kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct39, fair5 ft9 ssoft373kJwind from the west, 5 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft13 ssoft1,691kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big7 ft12 ssoft1,330kJwind from the north, 13 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big7 ft12 smushy1,214kJwind from the west, 8 knots16°C
Easter Reef1.5 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft137 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft295 kJwind from the north, 14 knots, offshore, good5 ft460 kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day5 ft373 kJwind from the west, 5 knots, fair8 ft1691 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, too big7 ft1330 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, too big7 ft1214 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too big
All readings for Easter Reef: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Easter Reef, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct49, good3 ft10 shollow137kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore24°C
Mon 19Oct68, good4 ft11 shollow295kJwind from the north, 14 knots, offshore25°C
Tue 20Oct52, good5 ft10 scrumbling460kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 21Oct39, fair5 ft9 scrumbling373kJwind from the west, 5 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft13 scrumbling1,691kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big7 ft12 scrumbling1,330kJwind from the north, 13 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big7 ft12 smushy1,214kJwind from the west, 8 knots16°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Port Campbell, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Port Campbell

Windsurf near Port Campbell

Places to eat near Port Campbell

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