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Bora, Australia

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Also within 20 km of Devonport

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Bluff Beach, Devonport, Tasmania 01
Near Bora. Photo: Chuq, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Bora

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

The spot faces N (11°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (191°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 97). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 12°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 19°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Devonport, 1.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 32 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → DPO · Skyscanner from about £860 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Bora.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in DevonportAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

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    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Devonport · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Devonport · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Bora on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct192 ft5 smushy13kJ19°C
Mon 19Oct81 ft3 smushy1kJ18°C
Tue 20Oct132 ft4 smushy7kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct91 ft4 smushy3kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct71 ft5 smushy3kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct131 ft5 smushy7kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct132 ft4 smushy12kJ20°C
Sun 25Oct112 ft4 smushy8kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct101 ft4 smushy7kJ14°C
Tue 27Oct155 ft7 smushy214kJ13°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 DPO, changing at LAX and MEL, then 25 min by road. About 32h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to DPO, changing at LAX and MEL, then 25 min by road. About 32h door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Devonport each day: Bora, Devonport Rivermouth.

The trip from Devonport, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,500–£2,895 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 DPO, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and MEL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£860–£1,780
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
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£1,500–£2,895

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

Places to eat near Devonport

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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Getting thereAd

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In the waterAd

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