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Baby Lizards, Australia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Marion Bay, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KGC (KGC), 88 km.

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About Baby Lizards

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces W (286°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (106°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea is about 14°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 2 good days in 7; in June, July and September, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Marion Bay, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KGC (KGC), 88 km.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 31 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Adelaide International Airport (ADL), changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

    See flights MDW → ADL · Skyscanner from about £875 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 2 h 50 from the airport to Baby Lizards.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Marion Bay, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KGC (KGC), 88 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Baby Lizards, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct12, too small3 ft11 s133kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots23°C
Mon 19Oct24, too small5 ft11 s504kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots22°C
Tue 20Oct18, too small4 ft10 s392kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct51, good6 ft12 s928kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore20°C
Thu 22Oct55, good7 ft13 s1,503kJwind from the north, 5 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct46, fair7 ft12 s1,399kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct21, poor7 ft12 s1,175kJwind from the south-west, 14 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct17, poor7 ft10 s941kJwind from the north-west, 18 knots15°C
Mon 26Oct25, poor7 ft11 s1,028kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots13°C
Tue 27Oct26, poor6 ft9 s593kJwind from the south, 14 knots15°C
Wed 28Oct0, poor––––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 2h 50 by road. About 31h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Baby Lizards

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Baby Lizards

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 7 ft at 13 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Baby Lizards

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 7 ft at 12 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 2h 50 by road. About 31h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,370–£2,695 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£875–£1,820
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£110–£180
Food7 days eating out£245–£455
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£105–£175
Total£1,370–£2,695

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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