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Hellicars Hill, Merricks Beach, Australia

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Hellicars Hill, Merricks Beach. Photo: Richard Horvath, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Hellicars Hill, Merricks Beach

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

The spot faces S (177°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (357°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 5.0 km out (1 in 500). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 12°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 20°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ventnor, 9 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 14°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 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Hellicars Hill, Merricks 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 18Oct162 ft10 ssoft49kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct363 ft12 ssoft223kJ22°C
Tue 20Oct353 ft11 ssoft200kJ23°C
Wed 21Oct313 ft9 ssoft136kJ23°C
Thu 22Oct586 ft12 ssoft857kJ24°C
Fri 23Oct585 ft12 ssoft662kJ24°C
Sat 24Oct504 ft12 ssoft482kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct364 ft11 smushy416kJ12°C
Mon 26Oct06 ft9 ssoft480kJ12°C
Tue 27Oct185 ft9 ssoft400kJ16°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

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 MEL, changing at LAX, then 1h 45 by road. About 29h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Hellicars Hill, Merricks Beach

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 6 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Hellicars Hill, Merricks Beach

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Hellicars Hill, Merricks Beach

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 1h 45 by road. About 29h 35 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Ventnor each day: Hellicars Hill, Merricks Beach, Right Point, Summerlands.

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Rough cost

About £1,590–£3,050 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 MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£855–£1,780
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£1,590–£3,050

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

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