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Cape Otway - candles, Australia

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

The spot faces SW (207°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (27°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 3–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For expert surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 3 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cape Otway, 0.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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 31 h 10 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).

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 20 from the airport to Cape Otway - candles.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Forecast

Cape Otway - candles does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct213 ft10 shollow173kJ19°C
Mon 19Oct566 ft11 scrumbling800kJ22°C
Tue 20Oct486 ft10 scrumbling644kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct407 ft11 scrumbling986kJ16°C
Thu 22Oct7210 ft12 scrumbling2,746kJ24°C
Fri 23Oct679 ft12 scrumbling2,246kJ23°C
Sat 24Oct309 ft11 smushy2,027kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct678 ft11 scrumbling1,274kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct199 ft10 smushy1,631kJ11°C
Tue 27Oct558 ft10 smushy1,037kJ12°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 3h 20 by road. About 31h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Cape Otway - candles

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Cape Otway - candles

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Cape Otway - candles

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 10 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Cape Otway - candles

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 9 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Cape Otway - candles

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 9 ft at 11 s, wind 9 kn (18 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 3h 20 by road. About 31h 10 door to door

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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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