Luna Park, Australia
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Johanna, 14 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV), 136 km.
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About Luna Park
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces SW (211°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (31°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 3–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For expert surfers the best months are usually April and June, with about 4 good days in 7; in January and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Johanna, 14 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV), 136 km.
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 31 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
See flights MDW → MEL · Skyscanner from about £855 returnAdGetting there. 3 h 30 from the airport to Luna Park.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Johanna, 14 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV), 136 km.
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Forecast
Luna Park does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 20, too small | 3 ft10 shollow | 154kJ | offshorewind from the north, 10 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 47, fair | 5 ft11 shollow | 594kJ | offshorewind from the north, 14 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 42, fair | 5 ft10 shollow | 527kJ | offshorewind from the north, 11 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 32, poor | 6 ft11 shollow | 895kJ | wind from the south-east, 10 knots | 16°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 74, good | 9 ft12 shollow | 2,303kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 68, good | 9 ft12 shollow | 1,871kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 31, poor | 8 ft11 smushy | 1,608kJ | wind from the west, 9 knots | 16°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 65, good | 7 ft10 scrumbling | 1,082kJ | wind from the north-west, 7 knots | 15°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 18, poor | 8 ft10 smushy | 1,193kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots | 11°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 55, good | 7 ft10 scrumbling | 979kJ | wind from the west, 4 knots | 13°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 expert surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 3h 30 by road. About 31h 20 door to door
- Tue 20 OctSurf Luna Park
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
- Wed 21 OctSurf Luna Park
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 11 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).
- Thu 22 OctSurf Luna Park
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 9 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
- Fri 23 OctSurf Luna Park
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 9 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
- Sat 24 OctSurf Luna Park
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 8 ft at 11 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 3h 30 by road. About 31h 20 door to door
Rough cost
About £1,350–£2,655 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.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | £855–£1,780 |
| To the UK airport | parking or the train, there and back | £35–£65 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | £110–£180 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | £245–£455 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about £85 to fly your own | £105–£175 |
| Total | £1,350–£2,655 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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