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Ma0ckenzies, Australia

Stay in Malua Bay: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Malua Bay

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Near Ma0ckenzies. Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ma0ckenzies

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

The spot faces E (111°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (291°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 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 17°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 23°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually April, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Malua Bay, 1.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 31 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. MDW to MYA, changing at LAX and SYD.

    See flights MDW → MYA · Skyscanner from about £830 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Ma0ckenzies.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Ma0ckenzies on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct424 ft7 smushy139kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct183 ft7 shollow50kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct112 ft5 smushy27kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct153 ft5 smushy42kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct183 ft5 smushy35kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct184 ft5 smushy64kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct244 ft6 smushy120kJ21°C
Sun 25Oct335 ft6 smushy161kJ24°C
Mon 26Oct314 ft6 smushy89kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct222 ft5 shollow19kJ20°C
Wed 28Oct131 ft7 shollow9kJ20°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 MYA, changing at LAX and SYD, then 35 min by road. About 31h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Malua Bay

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Malua Bay

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Malua Bay

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 6 kn (10 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Malua Bay

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MYA, changing at LAX and SYD, then 35 min by road. About 31h door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Malua Bay each day: Ma0ckenzies, Malua Bay, Nuns beach.

The trip from Malua Bay, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,475–£2,850 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 MYA, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and SYD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£830–£1,725
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£20–£35
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£1,475–£2,850

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

Places to eat near Malua Bay

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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