Goldies, Australia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Kingscote, is 54 km away. Nearest airport: KGC (KGC), 62 km.

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About Goldies

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

The spot faces S (160°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (340°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 27). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 14°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For beginners the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Kingscote, is 54 km away. Nearest airport: KGC (KGC), 62 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Adelaide International Airport (ADL), changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
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Getting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Goldies.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Kingscote, is 54 km away. Nearest airport: KGC (KGC), 62 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 Goldies, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	2 ft11 shollow	50kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	3 ft12 shollow	201kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	23°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	3 ft11 shollow	150kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	3 ft10 shollow	151kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 shollow	423kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	4 ft12 shollow	464kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	469kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	5 ft10 scrumbling	375kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, offshore	16°C
Mon 26Oct	8, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	256kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	13°C
Tue 27Oct	2, too small	2 ft10 smushy	71kJ	wind from the south, 17 knots	14°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 ADL, changing at SFO, then 1h 45 by road. About 30h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 1h 45 by road. About 30h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,370–£2,695 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 ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£875–£1,820
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£110–£180
Food	7 days eating out	£245–£455
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£105–£175
Total		£1,370–£2,695

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

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