Colliers Beach, Australia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Marrawah, is 109 km away. Nearest airport: KNS (KNS), 26 km.

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About Colliers Beach

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

The spot faces SE (145°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (325°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 13°C in September, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Marrawah, is 109 km away. Nearest airport: KNS (KNS), 26 km.

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 32 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to KNS, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Melbourne Airport (MEL).
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Marrawah, is 109 km away. Nearest airport: KNS (KNS), 26 km.
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Forecast

Colliers Beach does not suit intermediates. 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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Colliers Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	3 ft10 shollow	148kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	6 ft12 shollow	738kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	24°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	6 ft10 shollow	565kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	7 ft11 shollow	966kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	10 ft12 shollow	2,466kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	25°C
Fri 23Oct	66, good	9 ft12 shollow	2,159kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	9 ft11 shollow	1,935kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	40, fair	8 ft10 scrumbling	1,332kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	12°C
Mon 26Oct	54, good	8 ft11 shollow	1,390kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 27Oct	44, fair	8 ft11 shollow	1,239kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 26 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to KNS, changing at LAX and MEL, then 45 min by road. About 32h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Colliers Beach
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Colliers Beach
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Colliers Beach
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 10 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Colliers Beach
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 9 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Colliers Beach
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 9 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to KNS, changing at LAX and MEL, then 45 min by road. About 32h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,295–£2,565 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to KNS, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and MEL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£865–£1,795
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£45–£75
Food	7 days eating out	£245–£455
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£105–£175
Total		£1,295–£2,565

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

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