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North Haven, Australia

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Livid Fan Scallop, Grants Beach, North Haven, New South Wales imported from iNaturalist photo 173263812
North Haven. Photo: (c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About North Haven

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

The spot faces E (75°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (255°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.8 km out (1 in 175). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 20°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is North Haven, 0.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PQQ, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE).

    See flights MDW → PQQ · Skyscanner from about £810 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to North Haven.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in North HavenAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in North Haven · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in North Haven · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

North Haven does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct365 ft7 smushy240kJ20°C
Mon 19Oct504 ft6 smushy136kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct514 ft6 smushy80kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct383 ft6 smushy73kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct283 ft6 smushy70kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct253 ft5 smushy52kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct324 ft6 smushy105kJ23°C
Sun 25Oct374 ft6 smushy131kJ24°C
Mon 26Oct514 ft6 smushy132kJ24°C
Tue 27Oct474 ft7 smushy161kJ21°C
Wed 28Oct252 ft6 smushy20kJ16°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 PQQ, changing at LAX and BNE, then 45 min by road. About 30h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf North Haven

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Lewis' or South Beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf North Haven

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Lewis' or South Beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Diamond Head

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to PQQ, changing at LAX and BNE, then 45 min by road. About 30h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near North Haven each day: Diamond Head, Lewis' or South Beach, North Haven, Seaview Street.

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Rough cost

About £1,475–£2,835 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 PQQ, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and BNE, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£810–£1,680
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£40–£65
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–£2,835

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

Places to eat near North Haven

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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