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Carters, Australia

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

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Narooma, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Matilda, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

About Carters

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

The spot faces E (82°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (262°). 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 43). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 17°C in July, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 23°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May and June, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Narooma, 2.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → MYA · Skyscanner from about £830 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Carters.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in NaroomaAd

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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 18Oct333 ft6 smushy69kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct142 ft7 smushy32kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct132 ft5 smushy23kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct223 ft5 smushy35kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct182 ft5 smushy24kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct213 ft5 smushy50kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct264 ft6 smushy104kJ20°C
Sun 25Oct264 ft6 smushy112kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct353 ft6 smushy55kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct212 ft7 smushy20kJ21°C
Wed 28Oct132 ft4 smushy6kJ20°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 MYA, changing at LAX and SYD, then 55 min by road. About 31h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf dalmeny point

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 5 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf dalmeny point

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf dalmeny point

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf dalmeny point

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Kianga

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MYA, changing at LAX and SYD, then 55 min by road. About 31h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 6 spots near Narooma each day: Bar Beach, Carters, dalmeny point, Kianga, Narooma breakwall, Yabbarra.

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Rough cost

About £1,510–£2,910 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 MYA, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and SYD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£830–£1,725
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£55–£95
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£1,510–£2,910

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

Places to eat near Narooma

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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