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Kilcunda, Australia

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Shelley Beach, Kilcunda, Victoria, Australia
Kilcunda. Photo: Wayne Butterworth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Kilcunda

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

The spot faces SW (206°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (26°). 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 34). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°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; in January, February and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kilcunda, 0.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot 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 30 h 05 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. 2 h 15 from the airport to Kilcunda.

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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

Kilcunda does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct242 ft10 shollow62kJ24°C
Mon 19Oct613 ft12 scrumbling296kJ25°C
Tue 20Oct724 ft11 scrumbling292kJ25°C
Wed 21Oct523 ft10 scrumbling193kJ24°C
Thu 22Oct06 ft12 scrumbling1,045kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct06 ft12 scrumbling904kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct156 ft12 smushy763kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct525 ft11 scrumbling625kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct06 ft10 smushy642kJ11°C
Tue 27Oct145 ft8 smushy355kJ12°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 2h 15 by road. About 30h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Kilcunda

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Kilcunda

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Shelly beach

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 6 ft at 12 s, wind 12 kn (23 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 2h 15 by road. About 30h 05 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Kilcunda each day: Kilcunda, Shelly beach.

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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.

Places to eat near Kilcunda

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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