Blackmans Bay, Australia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Hobart, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HBA (HBA), 24 km.

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About Blackmans Bay

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

The spot faces SE (118°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (298°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 12°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Hobart, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HBA (HBA), 24 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 31 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to HBA, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL).
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Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Blackmans Bay.
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No town nearby
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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 Blackmans Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	2, too small	1 ft8 s	4kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	2, too small	1 ft7 shollow	4kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft7 s	2kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	1 ft12 shollow	11kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft7 shollow	4kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	1, too small	1 ft11 s	6kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	1, too small	1 ft4 shollow	3kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	13°C
Mon 26Oct	3, too small	1 ft4 shollow	4kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	10°C
Tue 27Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft10 s	4kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 28Oct	0, 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. 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 HBA, changing at DFW and AKL, then 45 min by road. About 31h 55 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to HBA, changing at DFW and AKL, then 45 min by road. About 31h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,280–£2,545 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 HBA, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£855–£1,780
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£40–£70
Food	7 days eating out	£245–£455
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£105–£175
Total		£1,280–£2,545

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

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