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Diamond beach, Australia

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About Diamond beach

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 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 38). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 19°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Diamond Beach, 2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 31 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PQQ, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE).

    See flights MDW → PQQ · Skyscanner from about £810 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Diamond beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

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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 18Oct464 ft7 smushy130kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct353 ft6 smushy63kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct363 ft6 smushy54kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct253 ft6 smushy46kJ22°C
Thu 22Oct203 ft5 smushy46kJ18°C
Fri 23Oct173 ft5 smushy37kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct464 ft6 smushy87kJ27°C
Sun 25Oct544 ft6 smushy118kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct384 ft6 smushy102kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct202 ft6 smushy20kJ20°C
Wed 28Oct191 ft6 smushy15kJ18°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 PQQ, changing at LAX and BNE, then 1h 35 by road. About 31h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Diamond beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Diamond beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Diamond beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to PQQ, changing at LAX and BNE, then 1h 35 by road. About 31h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Diamond Beach each day: Diamond beach, Saltwater Point.

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Rough cost

About £1,545–£2,950 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 PQQ, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and BNE, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£810–£1,680
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£1,545–£2,950

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

Places to eat near Diamond Beach

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