Ocean Beach, Australia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Arthur River, is 109 km away. Nearest airport: BWT (BWT), 115 km.

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About Ocean Beach

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

The spot faces SW (243°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (63°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 3–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 33). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For expert surfers the best month is usually June, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Arthur River, is 109 km away. Nearest airport: BWT (BWT), 115 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to BWT, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Melbourne Airport (MEL).
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Getting there. 2 h 20 from the airport to Ocean Beach.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Arthur River, is 109 km away. Nearest airport: BWT (BWT), 115 km.
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Forecast

Ocean Beach 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 Ocean Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	192kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	22°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	6 ft11 scrumbling	953kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	6 ft10 scrumbling	680kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	7 ft11 scrumbling	1,234kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	49, good	11 ft12 ssoft	3,109kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	10 ft12 ssoft	2,635kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	52, good	9 ft11 ssoft	1,986kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	44, fair	9 ft10 smushy	1,498kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	12°C
Mon 26Oct	38, fair	10 ft9 smushy	1,712kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	10°C
Tue 27Oct	19, poor	10 ft11 smushy	2,145kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 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 BWT, changing at LAX and MEL, then 2h 20 by road. About 33h 50 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Ocean Beach
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Ocean Beach
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, wind 5 kn (8 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Ocean Beach
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 11 ft at 12 s, wind 11 kn (19 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Ocean Beach
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 10 ft at 12 s, wind 13 kn (23 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Ocean Beach
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 9 ft at 11 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to BWT, changing at LAX and MEL, then 2h 20 by road. About 33h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,355–£2,660 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 BWT, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and MEL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£860–£1,785
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		£1,355–£2,660

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

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