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PJ, Australia

Stay in Terrigal: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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Terrigal, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: MichaelGG at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About PJ

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

The spot faces S (176°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (356°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 29). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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 March, April, May and June, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Terrigal, 9.8 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 11 surf spots.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 28 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

    See flights MDW → SYD · Skyscanner from about £820 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 10 from the airport to PJ.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in TerrigalAd

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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 Terrigal · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Terrigal · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct133 ft6 smushy50kJ19°C
Mon 19Oct82 ft6 smushy33kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct83 ft5 smushy30kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct83 ft5 smushy27kJ22°C
Thu 22Oct93 ft5 smushy42kJ22°C
Fri 23Oct103 ft5 smushy49kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct153 ft6 smushy57kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct194 ft6 smushy98kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct52 ft7 smushy45kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct61 ft6 smushy14kJ22°C
Wed 28Oct21 ft7 shollow7kJ19°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to SYD, changing at LAX, then 1h 10 by road. About 28h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to SYD, changing at LAX, then 1h 10 by road. About 28h 05 door to door

The plan picks the best of 31 spots near Terrigal each day: Avoca Point, Banzai, Bugs, Copa Ledge, Copacabana Point, Corner, Forries shorey, Lefts, Littles, Mc Masters Point, North avoca, North Avoca Back Reef, North Point, Perfects, Pines, PJ, rights, shark cove, Shark Tower, Shelfs, Sledges, South Pacific, Spoon Bay - Centres, Spoon bay shory (south side), Suck up (Forresters), Terrigal Haven, The Bend, The Ruins, Tudibaring, Wamberal, wamberal.winston street.

The trip from Terrigal, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,555–£2,975 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 SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£820–£1,705
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£1,555–£2,975

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

Places to eat near Terrigal

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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