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Marrawah, Australia

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About Marrawah

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

The spot faces NW (322°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (142°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 7–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.2 km out (1 in 222). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 13°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Marrawah, 0.9 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 33 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to BWT, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Melbourne Airport (MEL).

    See flights MDW → BWT · Skyscanner from about £860 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 50 from the airport to Marrawah.

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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

Marrawah 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

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct72 ft10 ssoft91kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct164 ft11 ssoft436kJ18°C
Tue 20Oct174 ft9 ssoft269kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct184 ft11 smushy384kJ18°C
Thu 22Oct215 ft12 ssoft572kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct205 ft12 smushy604kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct165 ft11 smushy469kJ17°C
Sun 25Oct216 ft10 ssoft606kJ12°C
Mon 26Oct86 ft9 smushy666kJ12°C
Tue 27Oct139 ft10 smushy1,546kJ14°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to BWT, changing at LAX and MEL, then 1h 50 by road. About 33h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Lighthouse Beach

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Lighthouse Beach

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Lighthouse Beach

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 9 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Lighthouse Beach

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 8 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Lighthouse Beach

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 8 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to BWT, changing at LAX and MEL, then 1h 50 by road. About 33h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 6 spots near Marrawah each day: Ann bay, green point, Greens, Lighthouse Beach, Marrawah, Thunder Reef.

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Rough cost

About £1,595–£3,055 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 BWT, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and MEL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£860–£1,785
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£1,595–£3,055

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

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