Gull rock, Australia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Port Willunga, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ADL (ADL), 33 km.

Watch this spot We email you when Gull rock is worth the trip.

About Gull rock

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

The spot faces W (288°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (108°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 37). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Port Willunga, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ADL (ADL), 33 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 4 wind sports spots.

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

Save this trip A link to come back to, or to send to the group.

Book the trip

From Chicago: about 29 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. MDW to ADL, changing at SFO.
See flights MDW → ADL · Skyscanner from about £875 returnAd
Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Gull rock.
Car hire · Discover CarsAd
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Port Willunga, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ADL (ADL), 33 km.
Hire and lessons.
Surf lessons in Gull rock · GetYourGuideAd Board and wetsuit hire in Gull rock · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Gull rock on Google Maps · Directions

Surf spot

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gull rock, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	1 ft10 shollow	18kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot, offshore	27°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	2 ft11 shollow	71kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	47kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	37kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	2 ft12 scrumbling	138kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	34, too small	2 ft12 smushy	150kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	3 ft12 smushy	170kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	3 ft10 smushy	142kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	14°C
Mon 26Oct	31, too small	3 ft9 smushy	120kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 27Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 smushy	37kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	16°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 55 min by road. About 29h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Gull rock
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 2 ft at 12 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 55 min by road. About 29h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,315–£2,610 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
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£55–£95
Food	7 days eating out	£245–£455
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£105–£175
Total		£1,315–£2,610

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

Book the trip

Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.