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S-Club, Australia

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20040611 Victor Harbor Viewed From Bluff
Victor Harbor, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Ian W. Fieggen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About S-Club

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

The spot faces S (159°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (339°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 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 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Victor Harbor, 7.5 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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 29 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Adelaide International Airport (ADL), changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

    See flights MDW → ADL · Skyscanner from about £875 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to S-Club.

  3. Accommodation.

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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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at S-Club, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct18, too small2 ft10 shollow41kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots22°C
Mon 19Oct49, good3 ft10 scrumbling164kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore22°C
Tue 20Oct41, fair3 ft10 scrumbling172kJwind from the south, 5 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct46, fair4 ft10 scrumbling257kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct61, good4 ft12 scrumbling403kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct67, good4 ft11 scrumbling316kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore24°C
Sat 24Oct18, poor4 ft10 smushy324kJwind from the south-west, 15 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct15, poor4 ft10 smushy230kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots13°C
Mon 26Oct34, poor5 ft8 scrumbling372kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots15°C
Tue 27Oct14, poor4 ft7 smushy158kJwind from the west, 19 knots17°C
Wed 28Oct0, 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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 1h 35 by road. About 29h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Knights

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf S-Club

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf S-Club

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Knights

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Horseshoe Bay

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 12 kn (22 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 1h 35 by road. About 29h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 8 spots near Victor Harbor each day: Booma, Bullies, Chiton Rocks, Dump, Horseshoe Bay, Knights, S-Club, The Pines.

The trip from Victor Harbor, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,610–£3,090 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£875–£1,820
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£1,610–£3,090

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

Places to eat near Victor Harbor

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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