Rattles, Australia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Kingscote, is 54 km away. Nearest airport: KGC (KGC), 62 km.

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About Rattles

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

The spot faces S (186°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (6°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 26). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 14°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For beginners the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Kingscote, is 54 km away. Nearest airport: KGC (KGC), 62 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Adelaide International Airport (ADL), changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
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Getting there. 1 h 50 from the airport to Rattles.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Kingscote, is 54 km away. Nearest airport: KGC (KGC), 62 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Rattles, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, too small	1 ft11 shollow	39kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore	22°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	3 ft12 shollow	239kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	23°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	3 ft11 shollow	172kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	2 ft8 smushy	77kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 shollow	501kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 shollow	562kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	5 ft12 smushy	544kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	5 ft10 scrumbling	426kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots	16°C
Mon 26Oct	0, too big	4 ft10 smushy	359kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	13°C
Tue 27Oct	14, poor	2 ft10 smushy	91kJ	wind from the south, 17 knots	14°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 1h 50 by road. About 30h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Rattles
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 1h 50 by road. About 30h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,370–£2,695 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 ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£875–£1,820
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		£1,370–£2,695

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

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