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).
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Getting there. 3 h 30 from the airport to Luna Park.
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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 beginners. 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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Luna Park, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	3 ft10 shollow	154kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	5 ft11 shollow	594kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	21°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	5 ft10 shollow	527kJ	wind 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	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	68, good	9 ft12 shollow	1,871kJ	wind 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 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 3h 30 by road. About 31h 20 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Luna Park
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Luna Park
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 11 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Luna Park
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 9 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Luna Park
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 9 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Luna Park
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 8 ft at 11 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel 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.

Rough cost per person for this trip
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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