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Potatoe Point, Australia

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Tuross Head, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Potatoe Point

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 3–10 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 17°C in July, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 23°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May and June, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tuross Head, 3.8 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 31 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → MYA · Skyscanner from about £830 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Potatoe Point.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Tuross HeadAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct454 ft7 smushy121kJ20°C
Mon 19Oct182 ft7 smushy45kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct142 ft5 smushy28kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct223 ft5 smushy43kJ22°C
Thu 22Oct243 ft5 smushy38kJ22°C
Fri 23Oct234 ft5 smushy69kJ22°C
Sat 24Oct275 ft6 smushy138kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct315 ft6 smushy190kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct544 ft6 smushy108kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct262 ft7 smushy35kJ23°C
Wed 28Oct111 ft4 smushy5kJ21°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 MYA, changing at LAX and SYD, then 40 min by road. About 31h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Blackfellows Point

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 5 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Blackfellows Point

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Potatoe Point

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 1 kn (3 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Potatoe Point

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Blackfellows Point

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MYA, changing at LAX and SYD, then 40 min by road. About 31h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Tuross Head each day: Blackfellows Point, Brou Beach, Potatoe Point.

The trip from Tuross Head, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,490–£2,875 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 MYA, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and SYD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£830–£1,725
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£35–£60
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£1,490–£2,875

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

Places to eat near Tuross Head

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