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: Adelaide International Airport (ADL), 33 km.

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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: Adelaide International Airport (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.

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From Chicago: about 29 h 15 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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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Port Willunga, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Adelaide International Airport (ADL), 33 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Gull rock, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	2 ft11 shollow	65kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	54kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	33kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	2 ft12 scrumbling	135kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	3 ft12 scrumbling	163kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	183kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	18, poor	3 ft10 smushy	168kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	15°C
Mon 26Oct	22, poor	3 ft9 smushy	128kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	13°C
Tue 27Oct	18, too small	2 ft6 smushy	22kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	14°C
Wed 28Oct	12, too small	1 ft6 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	15°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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for beginner surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 55 min by road. About 29h 15 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Gull rock
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 2 ft at 12 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Gull rock
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Gull rock
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.
Mon 26 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.

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