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Bunga Head, Australia

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

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Bermagui, the nearest town, 17 km away. Photo: Whats new? at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Bunga Head

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

The spot faces E (106°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (286°). 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 450 m out (1 in 47). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 16°C in July, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 22°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May and June, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bermagui.

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 31 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to MIM, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD).

    See flights MDW → MIM · Skyscanner from about £835 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Bunga Head.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Bermagui, 17 km (about 30 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Bunga Head: plan on the drive each day you surf.

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

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

    See all places to stay in Bermagui, 17 km away on Booking.com →

    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 Bermagui · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Bermagui · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Bunga Head on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct63 ft6 smushy63kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct73 ft5 smushy40kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct63 ft5 smushy37kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct104 ft5 smushy72kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct63 ft5 smushy41kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct74 ft6 smushy83kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct135 ft6 smushy185kJ21°C
Sun 25Oct216 ft6 smushy232kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct103 ft7 smushy99kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct112 ft7 smushy52kJ21°C
Wed 28Oct122 ft5 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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to MIM, changing at LAX and SYD, then 1h by road. About 31h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 35 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MIM, changing at LAX and SYD, then 1h by road. About 31h 35 door to door

The trip from Bermagui, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,525–£2,935 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 MIM, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and SYD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£835–£1,735
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£65–£110
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£1,525–£2,935

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

Places to eat near Bermagui

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

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Bermagui, 17 km (about 30 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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