Pellows, Australia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Norah Head, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NTL (NTL), 62 km.

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About Pellows

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

The spot faces SE (138°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (318°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 52). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May and June, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Norah Head, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NTL (NTL), 62 km. Within 5 km we also list 10 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 28 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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Getting there. 1 h 40 from the airport to Pellows.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Norah Head, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NTL (NTL), 62 km.
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Forecast

Pellows 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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pellows, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	42, fair	4 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	3 ft6 smushy	51kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	27, poor	3 ft5 smushy	54kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	21, poor	3 ft5 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	20, poor	4 ft5 smushy	69kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	4 ft5 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Sun 25Oct	51, good	4 ft6 smushy	132kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	21°C
Mon 26Oct	43, fair	4 ft7 smushy	103kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	22°C
Tue 27Oct	21, poor	4 ft7 smushy	106kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	17°C
Wed 28Oct	3, too small	1 ft7 smushy	13kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots	17°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to SYD, changing at LAX, then 1h 40 by road. About 28h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Pellows
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Pellows
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Pellows
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 13 kn (25 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Pellows
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to SYD, changing at LAX, then 1h 40 by road. About 28h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,315–£2,580 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 SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£820–£1,705
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		£1,315–£2,580

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

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