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Kings Beach reef, Australia

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Near Kings Beach reef, 1 km away. Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Kings Beach reef

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

The spot faces E (82°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (262°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 53). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, June and July, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kings Beach, 1.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 12 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 27 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Kings Beach reef.

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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

Kings Beach reef 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 18Oct214 ft6 smushy120kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct255 ft6 smushy125kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct444 ft6 smushy123kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct374 ft6 smushy129kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct204 ft6 smushy116kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct254 ft6 smushy99kJ22°C
Sat 24Oct374 ft6 smushy92kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct203 ft6 smushy79kJ23°C
Mon 26Oct302 ft6 smushy47kJ25°C
Tue 27Oct162 ft5 smushy15kJ23°C
Wed 28Oct121 ft6 smushy13kJ20°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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to BNE, changing at LAX, then 1h 25 by road. About 27h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Kings Beach Groyne

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Kings Beach Groyne

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Kings Beach Groyne

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Kings Beach Groyne

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Kings Beach

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to BNE, changing at LAX, then 1h 25 by road. About 27h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Kings Beach each day: Kings Beach, kings beach break, Kings Beach Groyne, Kings Beach reef.

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Rough cost

About £1,530–£2,920 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 BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£795–£1,650
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£1,530–£2,920

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

Places to eat near Kings Beach

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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