Darlington Beach, Australia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Safety Beach, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CFS (CFS), 32 km.

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About Darlington Beach

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

The spot faces E (92°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (272°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.9 km out (1 in 286). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Safety Beach, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CFS (CFS), 32 km. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.

Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to CFS, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE).
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Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Darlington Beach.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Safety Beach, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CFS (CFS), 32 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Darlington Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	3 ft7 smushy	106kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	4 ft6 smushy	95kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	4 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	3 ft5 smushy	62kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	4 ft6 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	25°C
Mon 26Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 smushy	47kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 27Oct	10, too small	2 ft7 smushy	43kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	20°C
Wed 28Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	17°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to CFS, changing at LAX and BNE, then 50 min by road. About 30h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to CFS, changing at LAX and BNE, then 50 min by road. About 30h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,245–£2,455 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 CFS, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and BNE, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£805–£1,670
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£55–£90
Food	7 days eating out	£245–£455
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£105–£175
Total		£1,245–£2,455

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

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