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Blackrocks, Australia

Stay in Pottsville: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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Near Blackrocks, 1 km away. Photo: Dave Keeshan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Blackrocks

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

The spot faces E (99°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (279°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 49). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 2 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Pottsville, 1.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 28 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → BNE · Skyscanner from about £795 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 25 from the airport to Blackrocks.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in PottsvilleAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct414 ft6 smushy101kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct554 ft5 smushy69kJ18°C
Tue 20Oct465 ft6 smushy138kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct515 ft6 smushy143kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct334 ft6 smushy109kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct524 ft6 smushy89kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct434 ft5 smushy73kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct353 ft7 smushy77kJ26°C
Mon 26Oct403 ft5 smushy61kJ25°C
Tue 27Oct252 ft7 smushy33kJ23°C
Wed 28Oct222 ft7 smushy21kJ19°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to BNE, changing at LAX, then 2h 25 by road. About 28h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Blackrocks

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Blackrocks

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Blackrocks

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Blackrocks

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Blackrocks

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to BNE, changing at LAX, then 2h 25 by road. About 28h 35 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Pottsville each day: Blackrocks, Pottsville.

The trip from Pottsville, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,530–£2,920 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 BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£795–£1,650
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£1,530–£2,920

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

Places to eat near Pottsville

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

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