Port MacDonnell, Australia

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About Port MacDonnell

Port MacDonnell is a town in South Australia, Australia. From Port MacDonnell you can reach 7 surf spots, 2 kite spots and 2 windsurf spots. The nearest is Port MacDonnell, a kite and windsurf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is MGB, 35 km away.

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Staying in Port MacDonnell

6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MGB, 35 km, PTJ, 74 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert 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 MacDonnell each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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

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Posties5.7 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft979 kJ

7 ft953 kJ

7 ft1028 kJ

11 ft3039 kJ

10 ft2854 kJ

11 ft2709 kJ

11 ft2205 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Posties, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	57, good	6 ft11 ssoft	979kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	31, poor	7 ft11 ssoft	953kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	7 ft11 ssoft	1,028kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	64, good	11 ft12 ssoft	3,039kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	62, good	10 ft12 ssoft	2,854kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	11 ft11 smushy	2,709kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	37, fair	11 ft10 ssoft	2,205kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots	14°C

Gates7.1 kmabout 15 min by car

6 ft971 kJ

7 ft971 kJ

7 ft1038 kJ

11 ft3014 kJ

10 ft2867 kJ

11 ft2718 kJ

11 ft2232 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Gates, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	57, good	6 ft11 ssoft	971kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	31, poor	7 ft11 ssoft	971kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	7 ft11 ssoft	1,038kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	64, good	11 ft12 ssoft	3,014kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	62, good	10 ft12 ssoft	2,867kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	11 ft11 smushy	2,718kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	37, fair	11 ft10 ssoft	2,232kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots	14°C

Mokes7 kmabout 15 min by car

6 ft971 kJ

7 ft971 kJ

7 ft1038 kJ

11 ft3014 kJ

10 ft2867 kJ

11 ft2718 kJ

11 ft2232 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mokes, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	57, good	6 ft11 ssoft	971kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	31, poor	7 ft11 ssoft	971kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	7 ft11 ssoft	1,038kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	64, good	11 ft12 ssoft	3,014kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	62, good	10 ft12 ssoft	2,867kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	11 ft11 smushy	2,718kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	37, fair	11 ft10 ssoft	2,232kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots	14°C

Cape Northumberland3.5 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft979 kJ

7 ft953 kJ

7 ft1028 kJ

11 ft3039 kJ

10 ft2854 kJ

11 ft2709 kJ

11 ft2205 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cape Northumberland, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	60, good	6 ft11 ssoft	979kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	7 ft11 ssoft	953kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	7 ft11 smushy	1,028kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	11 ft12 ssoft	3,039kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	10 ft12 ssoft	2,854kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	11 ft11 smushy	2,709kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	11 ft10 ssoft	2,205kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots	14°C

Browns Beach7.4 kmabout 15 min by car

6 ft928 kJ

6 ft879 kJ

7 ft1279 kJ

10 ft2756 kJ

10 ft2613 kJ

10 ft2514 kJ

10 ft1848 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Browns Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	55, good	6 ft11 ssoft	928kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	6 ft11 ssoft	879kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	7 ft11 smushy	1,279kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	10 ft12 ssoft	2,756kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	10 ft12 ssoft	2,613kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	10 ft12 smushy	2,514kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	51, good	10 ft10 ssoft	1,848kJ	wind from the north-west, 17 knots, offshore	14°C

Dozers2.7 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft976 kJ

7 ft971 kJ

7 ft1028 kJ

9 ft2374 kJ

10 ft2915 kJ

11 ft2756 kJ

11 ft2222 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Dozers, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	6 ft12 ssoft	976kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	7 ft11 ssoft	971kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	7 ft11 smushy	1,028kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	17, poor	9 ft12 ssoft	2,374kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	10 ft12 ssoft	2,915kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft12 smushy	2,756kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	11 ft10 ssoft	2,222kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots	14°C

Yip Yip3.8 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft976 kJ

7 ft971 kJ

7 ft1028 kJ

9 ft2374 kJ

10 ft2915 kJ

11 ft2756 kJ

11 ft2222 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Yip Yip, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	6 ft12 ssoft	976kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	7 ft11 ssoft	971kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	7 ft11 smushy	1,028kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	17, poor	9 ft12 ssoft	2,374kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	10 ft12 ssoft	2,915kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft12 smushy	2,756kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	11 ft10 ssoft	2,222kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots	14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Port MacDonnell, 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 MacDonnell

Port MacDonnell 0.2 km · stays here
Cape Northumberland 3.3 km · stays here

Windsurf near Port MacDonnell

Port MacDonnell 0.2 km · stays here
Cape Northumberland 3.3 km · stays here

Places to eat near Port MacDonnell

The Bay PizzariaPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
Bobs Breakwater CafeSeafood · 0.2 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