Narracoopa Beach, Australia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Cape Otway, is 124 km away. Nearest airport: KNS (KNS), 19 km.

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About Narracoopa Beach

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

The spot faces E (89°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (269°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 10). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 13°C in September, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Cape Otway, is 124 km away. Nearest airport: KNS (KNS), 19 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 32 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to KNS, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Melbourne Airport (MEL).
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Cape Otway, is 124 km away. Nearest airport: KNS (KNS), 19 km.
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Forecast

Narracoopa Beach 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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Narracoopa Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 shollow	17kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft7 shollow	11kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	1 ft10 shollow	31kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	1 ft9 shollow	24kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft13 shollow	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 shollow	44kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft11 shollow	89kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	21°C
Sun 25Oct	9, too small	2 ft9 shollow	42kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 26Oct	12, too small	3 ft6 shollow	45kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 27Oct	14, too small	3 ft10 shollow	140kJ	wind from the west, 21 knots, offshore	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 KNS, changing at LAX and MEL, then 40 min by road. About 32h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to KNS, changing at LAX and MEL, then 40 min by road. About 32h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,285–£2,545 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 KNS, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and MEL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£865–£1,795
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£35–£55
Food	7 days eating out	£245–£455
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£105–£175
Total		£1,285–£2,545

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

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