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Diamond Head, Australia

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Diamond Beach rocks
Near Diamond Head, 2 km away. Photo: Brian Tolagson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Diamond Head

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

The spot faces E (112°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (292°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 19). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 20°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in January, 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 North Haven, 10 km away (about 20 min by car).

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. MDW to PQQ, changing at LAX and BNE.

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

  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Diamond Head.

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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 18Oct395 ft7 smushy246kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct494 ft6 smushy128kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct454 ft6 smushy79kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct373 ft6 smushy63kJ22°C
Thu 22Oct313 ft6 smushy47kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct233 ft5 smushy45kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct364 ft6 smushy102kJ26°C
Sun 25Oct474 ft7 smushy136kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct305 ft6 smushy165kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct544 ft7 smushy125kJ20°C
Wed 28Oct232 ft6 shollow20kJ18°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 55 min by road. About 30h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Diamond Head

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Lewis' or South Beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Seaview Street

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Lewis' or South Beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 10 kn (19 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Diamond Head

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 11 kn (21 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to PQQ, changing at LAX and BNE, then 55 min by road. About 30h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near North Haven each day: Diamond Head, Lewis' or South Beach, North Haven, Seaview Street.

The trip from North Haven, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,490–£2,865 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
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£1,490–£2,865

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

Places to eat near North Haven

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