Salmon rocks, Australia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Lakes Entrance, is 65 km away. Nearest airport: MIM (MIM), 144 km.

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About Salmon rocks

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

The spot faces SW (210°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (30°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in November and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Lakes Entrance, is 65 km away. Nearest airport: MIM (MIM), 144 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf 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 33 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. MDW to MIM, changing at LAX and SYD.
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Getting there. 2 h 50 from the airport to Salmon rocks.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Lakes Entrance, is 65 km away. Nearest airport: MIM (MIM), 144 km.
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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 Salmon rocks, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, too small	2 ft7 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	26°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	1 ft7 shollow	13kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	4, too small	1 ft7 smushy	14kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	15°C
Mon 26Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	118kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	14°C
Tue 27Oct	15, too small	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots	20°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to MIM, changing at LAX and SYD, then 2h 50 by road. About 33h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to MIM, changing at LAX and SYD, then 2h 50 by road. About 33h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,330–£2,610 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 MIM, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and SYD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£835–£1,735
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		£1,330–£2,610

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

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