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Beacon Bommie, Australia

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Also within 20 km of Ocean Grove

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About Beacon Bommie

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

The spot faces S (174°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (354°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 94). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ocean Grove, 4.6 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 29 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

    See flights MDW → MEL · Skyscanner from about £855 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 40 from the airport to Beacon Bommie.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Beacon Bommie does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct191 ft10 ssoft36kJ26°C
Mon 19Oct382 ft11 ssoft121kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct453 ft10 ssoft122kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct392 ft9 ssoft95kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct635 ft12 ssoft533kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct724 ft12 ssoft361kJ31°C
Sat 24Oct564 ft12 ssoft328kJ27°C
Sun 25Oct333 ft10 smushy219kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct424 ft7 smushy167kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct254 ft9 ssoft269kJ16°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 1h 40 by road. About 29h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Suck Rock

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Suck Rock

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Beacon Bommie

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Beacon Bommie

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Beacon Bommie

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 1h 40 by road. About 29h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Ocean Grove each day: Beacon Bommie, Ocean grove, R.A.F.F.s beach, Suck Rock.

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Rough cost

About £1,590–£3,050 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£855–£1,780
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£110–£180
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£240–£395
Food7 days eating out£245–£455
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£105–£175
Total£1,590–£3,050

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

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