Bateman bay, Australia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Tomakin, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MYA (MYA), 6 km.

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About Bateman bay

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

The spot faces E (74°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (254°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.9 km out (1 in 185). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 23°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Tomakin, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MYA (MYA), 6 km. Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to MYA, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD).
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Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Bateman bay.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Tomakin, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MYA (MYA), 6 km.
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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 Bateman bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	3 ft6 smushy	44kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	4 ft5 smushy	66kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	4 ft6 smushy	124kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	31, too small	5 ft6 smushy	166kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	28°C
Mon 26Oct	16, too small	4 ft6 smushy	120kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	18°C
Tue 27Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	20kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 28Oct	5, too small	1 ft7 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	20°C

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. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. 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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to MYA, changing at LAX and SYD, then 25 min by road. About 30h 55 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to MYA, changing at LAX and SYD, then 25 min by road. About 30h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,230–£2,445 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
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to MYA, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and SYD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£830–£1,725
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£15–£25
Food	7 days eating out	£245–£455
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£105–£175
Total		£1,230–£2,445

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

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