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Point Plomer, Australia

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Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie, the nearest town, 14 km away. Photo: Kert58 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Point Plomer

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

The spot faces E (106°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (286°). 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 31). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 2 good days in 7; in December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Port Macquarie.

Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. MDW to PQQ, changing at LAX and BNE.

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

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Point Plomer.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Port Macquarie, 14 km (about 25 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Point Plomer: plan on the drive each day you surf.

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

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Port Macquarie, 14 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Port Macquarie · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Port Macquarie · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Point Plomer on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct464 ft8 smushy172kJ19°C
Mon 19Oct333 ft7 smushy82kJ18°C
Tue 20Oct463 ft6 smushy81kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct333 ft6 smushy70kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct113 ft5 smushy43kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct143 ft5 smushy31kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct214 ft6 smushy92kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct284 ft6 smushy98kJ24°C
Mon 26Oct215 ft6 smushy147kJ22°C
Tue 27Oct363 ft7 smushy67kJ20°C
Wed 28Oct202 ft6 smushy18kJ18°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 35 min by road. About 30h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Point Plomer

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Point Plomer

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 17 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 21 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to PQQ, changing at LAX and BNE, then 35 min by road. About 30h 40 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,465–£2,815 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£30–£45
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£1,465–£2,815

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

Places to eat near Port Macquarie

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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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Port Macquarie, 14 km (about 25 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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